DICTIONARY OF SCRIMSHAW ARTISTS Stuart M. Frank Mystic Seaport Museum 1991

by Stuart M. Frank

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DICTIONARY OF SCRIMSHAW ARTISTS by Stuart M. Frank Mystic Seaport Museum 1991 HC/DJ Teal cloth/boards with gilt lettering. Dark teal cj with scrimshaw illus. and white lettering. 200 pp. with bw frontis and occasional bw illus. Addenda sheet laid in. A catalogue of every known and recorded scrimshaw artists through the early 20th century, together with all known biographical facts about them and all attributed works. Contributions by Joshua Basseches, Joost Schokkenbroek, Janet West, and a foreword by Norman Flayderman. An excellent reference and historic record. Fine in very good dust jacket with light wear on the edges. Please see photos Any questions or concerns please ask before bidding. We want you to be happy with your purchase. The photos in the listing are of the item you will actually receive, not a stock photo or someone else's I pack really well Let me know if you need more info or additional photos I can combine shipping on multiple items 500 biographical sketches of the men and women in the whale fishery, naval, and merchant services of America, Great Britain, Australia, the Azores, and Continental Europe who produced scrimshaw at sea and ashore in the great Age of Sail, circa 1630-1930, based on over 75 institutional and private collections worldwide. Twenty-nine plates illustrate dozens of examples; glossary of terms, many defined in the whalemen’s own words from ship- board journals; Foreword by Norman Flayderman; introductory essay tracing the evolution of sc

• Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum, Incorporated
• Year: 1991
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780913372586
• Condition: Very Good

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