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Sealts Number 52
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| Author: |
Beale, Thomas, 1807-1849. |
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The Natural History of the Sperm Whale: Its Anatomy and Physiology—Food—Spermaceti—Ambergris—Rise and Progress of the Fishery—Chase and Capture—"Cutting in" and "Trying Out"—Description of the Ships, Boats, Men, and Instruments Used in the Attack; with an Account of its Favourite Places of Resort. To which is added, a Sketch of a South-Sea Whaling Voyage. |
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London: John Van Voorst, 1839. |
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2nd ed. |
Sealts
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52 |
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Autographed, marked and annotated by Herman Melville. |
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Houghton Library, *AC85.M4977.Zz839b. |
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Front inscriptions: "Herman Melville New York, July 10th 1850"; "Imported by Putnam for me $3.38." Lettered on spine: "The Sperm Whale and South Sea Voyage / Beale." Melville alludes to Beale's book along with Frederick Debell Bennett's Narrative of a Whaling Voyage (Sealts No. 57a) in "Cetology," Chapter 32 of Moby-Dick (NN Moby-Dick 135
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