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Published by University Press of Virginia, Virginia, 1980
ISBN 10: 0917376331ISBN 13: 9780917376337
Book First Edition
Brown hardback cloth cover. Condition: VG : in very good condition. First Edition. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 251pp. With dust jacket.
Published by The University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1980
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This biography chronicles the life and achievements of Roys - a whaling captain famous in his day for his daring inventiveness and his love for the leviathans he hunted. Through his innovations of the whaling industry, he is recognized (especially in Norway) as the bridge between the antiquated sailship whaling and the modern industrial whaling methods. Profusely illustrated.