Four Years Aboard the Whaleship.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1860. Embracing cruises in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Antarctic Oceans, in the years 1855, 6, 7, 8, 9. The author sailed from New Bedford on the whale ship Pacific. They touched on whaling grounds in the South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and then returned by the same route. According to Starbuck she returned with 934 barrels of sperm oil. Howes W-373, Jenkins p. 160, Forster 101. First edition of a scarce whaling title. Owner's signature torn off upper right corner of title page, not affecting text, else a very good copy in original blindstamped cloth with gold spine lettering.. 18.5 cm. xii-413 pp.