Natural History Of The Sperm Whale

by Thomas Beale

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First edition

London: John Van Voorst, 1839. First expanded edition. The shorter, true first edition is very rare. It was published in 1835 with only 58 pages and 133 copies. This second edition, first expanded edition was an important primary technical source book for Melville while he wrote Moby Dick. Octavo 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 195 x 125 mm . 12, 393, 1, blank pp. Half-title. With engraved frontispiece and two additional engraved

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