The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, described and illustrated: together with an account of the American whale-fishery

by Scammon, Charles Melville

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First edition

San Francisco: John H. Carmany and Co.; New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1874. First edition, 4to, pp. 319, [1], v (index); lithographic frontispiece of a whaling scene in the California lagoon, 26 lithograph plates (6 double-p.) by Britton & Rey, numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the text (1 full-page, and..... More

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