The Whalebone Whales of New England meaning "pliable"

meaning "pliable"

Early acid-etched brown calf

NY Date Published 1978 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Near fine Condition Description Light sunning to wrappers

2 full page copper-engraved monochrome plates of Hottentot ornaments and arms

The Whalebone Whales of New England meaning "pliable"Pp. 1, 107 322, 7 full page halftone plates, additional photographic plates and line drawings, 3 text figures. Front original wrapper restored, and blank pale green rear wrapper added, 4to. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History, volume 8, no. 2. This monograph documents six living species of whales from the North Atlantic Ocean all of which range throughout New England waters. No ownership marks. Publisher Boston Society of Natural History