Sale 21BP03 | Lot 67

[WHALING] OBED, MACY. The History of Nantucket; Being a Compendious Account of the First Settlement of the Island by the English, Together with the Rise and Progress of the Whale Fishery.

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
[WHALING]  OBED, MACY. The History of Nantucket; Being a Compendious Account of the First Settlement of the Island by the English, Together with the Rise and Progress of the Whale Fishery.

Lot Details

Lot 67
[WHALING] OBED, MACY. The History of Nantucket; Being a Compendious Account of the First Settlement of the Island by the English, Together with the Rise and Progress of the Whale Fishery.
Boston: Hilliard, Gray, 1835. First edition. Finely bound by the Monastery Hill Bindery in full blue morocco with a whale motif to the upper cover. 7 x 4 1/2 inches (18 x 11 cm); 299 pp., with map and plate, ads at end. Light spotting but an attractive copy.


Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for $882 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for $882 (includes buyer's premium)

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