Clifford W. Ashley. Whaleships of New Bedford. Houghton Mifflin, 1929.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Original hardcover, no jacket, of limited edition of 1035 copies, SIGNED by Oliver La Farge, Pulitzer prize winning author. This was his personal copy. Contains 60 plates, rough cut page edges. Condition: book is solid and square, but back board has water damage (see photos) from many years ago. No odors, just stains and wear. Otherwise, boards have light rubbing, fading, wear to corners. Age-toning to the pages, some modest wear from age. Collectible copy.

Seller: Snowden's Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.