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1922 From the Deep of the Sea
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four plates, thirteen in-text images, and two maps. Collated complete. The previously unpublished diaries of Charles Edward Smith, written upon the whaling whip Diana, on which Smith was the resident surgeon. For his services and heroism on this voyage Smith was awarded a set of surgical instruments on the Board of Trade. The Diana set sail on a whaling expedition 1866, becoming frozen in ice and being trapped for over six months. Many of the crew, including the Captain John Gravill, died. Edited by his son, Charles Edward Smith Harris.
Condition
In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities resulting in minor splits to the cloth at the board edges. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Front hinge just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with the bookseller's label to the rear pastedown.
Very Good
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