Chase, Owen. Narratives Of The Wreck Of The Whale-Ship Essex; Of Nantucket Which Was Destroyed By A Whale In The Pacific Ocean In The Year 1819. Golden Cockerel Press, London, 1935.

Price: US$875.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Quarto, [89pp]. Yellow and green cloth, title in gilt on spine. Cloth is worn along the hinge of the spine, light soiling. Top edge gilt. Previous ownership label on front endpaper. Loose pages laid in at illustrations to reduce transference. From a limited edition of 275 copies, with 250 being for sale. This is copy number 23. (Chanticleer, 109) A scarce limited edition, with an interesting provenance. From the private collection of C.G. Littell, with associated letter from the proprietor of the Golden Cockerel Press, Mr. Christopher Sandford. In the letter, Sandford acknowledges a criticism of Mr. Littell that the book was printed with "entirely too much ink." Sandford agrees and offers to change out the book for him.

Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.

Chase, Owen; Chappel, Thomas; Pollard, George [authors]; Gibbings, Robert [introduction/woodcuts]. NARRATIVES OF THE WRECK OF THE WHALE-SHIP ESSEX OF NANTUCKET WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY A WHALE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN THE YEAR 1819. Golden Cockerel Press, London, 1935.

Price: US$900.00 + shipping

Description: Quarto; Limited edition 167/275; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, yellow and green with gold print; Boards have wear to spine caps and corners, slight warping, heavily soiled rear top edge, else overall light soiling; Text block has gilt top edge, deckle edges with some tanning, bookplate on front pastedown, slight tanning to endpapers, small tears to front hinge, else clean and tight with protective sheet inserted at most woodcuts; 87 pages, illustrated (b&w). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. 1350528. FP New Rockville Stock.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.