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; AND OTHER HISTORICAL FACTS RELATIVE TO SAID ISLAND AND ITS INHABITANTS. In Two Parts.

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; AND OTHER HISTORICAL FACTS RELATIVE TO SAID ISLAND AND ITS INHABITANTS. In Two Parts.

With a Concise Statement of Prominent Events From 1835-1880 by William C. Macy.  Mansfield:Macy and Pratt. 1880. 2nd edition. 213pp. Illustrated with map as frontispiece and whale print. Hardcover. Green boards soiled and shelfworn along edges and spine ends worn with some chipping. Edge points bumped and worn to boards. Internally, end pages age toned but free of previous owners marks or signatures.  Pages throughout are clean but darkened with age. The binding is tight and hinges intact.  Overall, a very good solid copy.

Author:
Date of publication
1880
Publisher:
Mansfield:Macy and Pratt
Condition:
Very Good
Binding:
Hard Cover
Dust Jacket:
No jacket
Edition:
2nd edition
Tags:
Cape Cod; Nantucket; Obed Macy; Whaling;
Price: $300.00