Author(s): A. G. E. Jones; Dale Chatwin

Maritime, Aviation

Limited edition of 100 hand numbered copies - Copy No. 27. Publication No. 53 of the Roebuck Society.
Expanded and edited by Dale Chatwin.
Contents:
    Part I. An overview of the British southern whale fishery
    Part II. The London oil trade, 1816-1859 (including, factors affecting the market in the London oil trade)
    Part III. The price of whale and seal oils in London, 1800-1859
    Part IV. Whale and seal cargoes landed in London from the South Seas before 1815
    Part V. Whale and seal cargoes landed in London after 1816 from the Customs 'Bills of Entry A & B'
    Part VI. The costs and expense of outfitting a whaling vessel
    Part VII. Contemporary statistical tables illustrating aspects of the whaling trade.

Very good condition.