Whipple Powers (34 results)

Hard cover. Condition: Fair. No dust jacket. Book has been well used, still tight, there is edge wear, rubs abd bumped corners. Richard M. Powers (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: vg. Dust Jacket Condition: good+. 1st ptg. 260pp including index; b/w drawings; brown cloth over boards; color il'd dust jacket has small chips & tears along edges & top of spine. Richard M. Powers (illustrator). Hardcover (dj).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition, First Printing. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Powers, Richard M. (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority. Powers, Richard M. (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Interior is excellent. wrapped in plastic. x library. Powers, Richard M. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illustrated. Richard M Powers (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. 1st printing; grey c w/red titles, lite wear only; illustrated end papers; 304 clean, unmarked pages. The author has collected whaling lore from the era of the hardy American whalers of New England. Richard M. Powers (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1973 1st ed. thus. 304pp. illus. paperback: Very Good.

Hardback. Condition: Used: Good Copy. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDHistory Of The AmericasGood hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket may be chipped, torn, and/or creased. May contain writings and/or smudging. Email or call for further information. Powers, Richard M. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Has DJ & Illustrated. Richard M Powers (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Slightly smaller book, gray cloth with sperm whale in darker gray at bottom front, harpoon on spine with light fading, map of Pacific inside covers and adjacent end papers showing encounters with whales, used in Melville's Moby Dick. DJ has two illustrations on front, browned overall, tiny tears at all edges. Fair DJ/Very Good book. Powers, Richard M. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing (stated "First Edition" on copyright page). Hardcover in dust jacket protected in an archival mylar sleeve. Octavo, xiv, 260 pp. Illustrated with chapter header drawings and title page illustration by Richard M. Powers, along with endpaper maps. Bound in original publisher's quarter cloth over boards with gilt spine lettering. A narrative social and maritime history of Nantucket Island from its 17th-century settlement through the rise and collapse of its global whaling empire. Whipple details the Quaker community, the island's isolation, the economics of deep-sea whaling, famous shipwrecks and mutinies, the devastating Great Fire of 1846, and Nantucket's late-19th-century transition into a summer colony. Powers, Richard M. (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Richard M. Powers (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First printing. Review copy with slip, publisher's promotional sheet, and glossy black and white author photograph laid in. Trace foxing along top edge, else near fine in a near fine (minor edge wear, folds are slightly off center) dust jacket. Illustrated by Richard M. Powers (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. No Edition Or Printing Stated. The Book Is Bound In Light Gray Cloth With Red Lettering And An Image Of A Harpoon On The Spine. Red Lettering And The Image Of A Whale On The Front. Map Endpapers. The Books Spine Tips Are No Longer Crisp And The Page Edges Have Tanned. The Unclipped Jacket ($3.95) Is Age Toned And Has A Few Short Tears. Powers, Richard M. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. clean and tight , not ex-library , not price-clipped , jacket a little worn and foxed. R.M. Powers (illustrator).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First/First. Dodd, Mead & Company, NY, 1978, 260 pages. First/First in NF/VG+ condition, with minimal shelf/edgewear to book, and some shelfwear, toning, and a bit of chipping/tear to area at spine top. Otherwise tight, square, clean, and unclipped $8.95 price present. (Please review photos). The Author has Signed on the title page. Illustrated by Richard M. Powers. The author guides the reader through landmarks of interest and the stories of each. All books bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. Brown boards with gold lettering. Richard M Powers (illustrator).…

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. DJ price clipped. Previous owner's name. ; 304 pages. Illustrated by R. M. Powers (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition, 4th Printing. 5.75" x 8.5" 304 pps. with illustrated endpapers and b/w illustrations throughout. Text clean, tight, toned and unmarked. Grey cloth boards with red type and grey graphic treatments clean and undamaged although spine has slight discoloration. Beige DJ with red type and black spot illustrations clean, tight and bright with minor stain on front. Powers, R. M. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. None. First Edition. Out of print. Binding is cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 286pp, some black and white in-text illustrations. Red cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine; map endpapers. 8vo. Slightly sun-faded spine, rubbed spine ends, some staining to front board. Text block edges tanning and starting to fox. Endpapers just starting to fox; pages ageing. Internally neat, clean and tight. Powers, R M (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. 286pp, with line drawings by R M Powers. Black cloth-covered boards with red motif on upper panel and red lettering on spine. Coloured maps on endpapers. 8vo. Boards gently rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends. Rear panel very slightly bowed. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Powers, R M (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. First edition/printing. Book is in Near Fine condition and jacket (in a protector) is in Very Good Plus condition. Review copy: review slip, promo letter, and author photo laid in. Richard Powers artwork on wraparound cover and interior. Richard Powers (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First American Edition. 285pp. Full black cloth; slightly edge worn, spine slightly cocked, else good. Pages lightly age-toned, else contents very good. B/w illus in text. Pictorial/printed dj; spine ends chipped, lightly dusted & soiled, price clipped, else fair. A popular account of the famous (infamous) pirates of the Caribbean and North American waters from the day of yore. R[ichard] M. Powers (illustrator). …

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Fine/ New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Published. Collector's Edition. Very slight/tiny wear spots to gilt edging. Gilt page edges and acid free pape with moire fabric end sheets. Heavy book 2 lbs 15 oz. Richard M. Powers (illustrator). Previous owners book plate.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition/printing. Book is in Near Fine condition and jacket (in a protector) is in Very Good condition with some wear and chipping. Richard Powers artwork on cover and interior. Richard Powers (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 304pp, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or cloth in jacket. Jacket edge worn with several tears, ceases and chips. New England whalers in the southern Atlantic and Pacific. Size: 8vo. Powers, Richard M. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. DJ designed by Richard M. Powers. Illustrated with drawings by RICHARD M. POWERS. Unmarked pages. Protected in an archival cover. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Condition: Fine in Near Fine DJ. Richard M. POWERS (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: As New. Powers, Richard M. (illustrator).