ISBN: 9780771065705 - A Whale for the Killing (49 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good, Not Price Clipped. Canadian First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book.

Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition Canada. Book has mild edge bump at the top of front board. Dust jacket has some wear, most notably two areas on the back panel. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. McClelland and Stewart 1972-01-01 00:00:00 Binding: Hardcover VG. in VG dj. dj in plastic 239. 1st Canadian edition. 8vo.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light age tone. DJ with some edge wear, scuffs and creasing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dust Jacket. 239pp. Content clean, bright and sound. This book may require additional postage. Photos available on request. Map End Papers. (illustrator).

hardcover. 8vo, cloth. Toronto: McClelland, (1972).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Canadian Editioin. Cover and title page illustrations are from an original etching by David Blackwood. Front endpaper map by James Loates; back endpaper by Michael Martchencko. Near fine in a very good dj, with moderate wear/chipping to crown of dj's spine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This book has been read, some wear to covers, some sticker and other markings inner pages and spine as this was former library book. First page ripped out, no markings other pages. Spine intact, no creases. "In the 1960s, Farley Mowat was living in the tiny fishing community of Burgeo on the southwest coast of Newfoundland. When an 80-ton fin whale became trapped in a nearby saltwater lagoon, Mowat rejoiced: here was the first chance to study at close range one of the most magnificent animals in creation. Some local villagers thought otherwise, blasting the whale with rifle fire and hacking open her back with a motorboat propeller. Mowat appealed desperately to the authorities, but it was too late-ravaged by an infection resulting from her massive wounds, the whale died. A plea for the end of commercial hunting of the whale, this moving account blends all the tension of the life-and-death struggle for one animal's survival with the drama of man's wanton destruction of life-bearing creatures and the environment itself." Good Reads "Farley McGill Mowat was a conservationist and one of Canada's most widely-read authors. Many of his most popular works have been memoirs of his childhood, his war service, and his work as a naturalist. His works have been translated into 52 languages and he has sold more than 14 million books. Mowat studied biology at the University of Toronto. During a field trip to the Arctic, Mowat became outraged at the plight of the Ihalmiut, a Caribou Inuit band, which he attributed to misunderstanding by whites. His outrage led him to publish his first novel, People of the Deer (1952). This book made Mowat into a literary celebrity and was largely responsible for the shift in the Canadian government's Inuit policy: the government began shipping meat and dry goods to a people they previously denied existed. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship RV Farley Mowat was named in honour of him, and he frequently visited it to assist its mission." Good Reads.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Some reading wear, clean solid copy, dust jakcet in protective mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second printing. Minor wear to front and rear of the dust jacket. whale becomes trapped into a lagoon in Newfoundland. Mowat records the awful cruelty of the locals and the disinterest of the government. Classic environmental writing from the great Canadian writer.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Tight clean book in gray cloth, unmarked but for slight tape residue from mylar sleeve encasing the bright unmarked dust jacket.; 239 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Professional seller.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition, First Printing. The book is very good with light edge wear and previous owner's inscription on the half title page in a fair dust jacket with edge wear, chipping to edges, dampstaining to back, creased and two closed tears to back at upper edge.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. DJ has light wear to bottom front tip, thin tear at top front edge, micronick with crease at bottom front edge, tiny surface wear spots at spine top and bottom right edges, tiny tear and crease with slight wear along top back edge, tiny tear at top back tip. Good+ DJ/Very Fine book.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Good. First Edition. (1st) Slightly smaller book, fine dark blue cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, map of Newfoundland and Burgeo area inside covers and adjacent end papers, 239 lightly browned pages. DJ illustrated from etching by David Blackwood depicting an enormous whale diving and tiny boat on surface on front and spine, light blue background with small b/w photo of Mowat at top back, praise from the New Yorker, Times Literary Supplement, Toronto Telegram and others on back also. DJ slightly rubbed on front, tiny tear at top front tip, very slightly rubbed at long spine right, badly rubbed along long spine left and back bookfold edge, tiny tear with creases at top back tip, microtears and micronick with light crease along top back edge. Near Good DJ/Very Fine book. Blackwood, David (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Tight unmarked book in clean gray cloth; mapped endpapers; in crisp dust jacket with touches of edgeear.; 239 pages.

NF/VG+. BOOK HAS A SHORT SCAR ON THE REAR COVER. D.J. HAS A SMALL BIT OF WEAR AT THE CORNERS WITH A SHORT TEAR AT THE TOP OF THE FRONT PANEL, A SMALL HOLE ON THE REAR PANEL, AND SOME SCATTERED RUBBING OF THE VERTICAL FOLDS. DESPITE FLAWS A VERY NICE COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition with number line to 1. Denim blue cloth boards with gilt titling to spine. Boards very good with light edge wear. Spine square, binding tight. Dj good with shelf wear and moderate edge wear, tearing and staining along edges. Jacket in protective cover. Text block edges stained. Pages toned at edges, else clean. Text unmarked.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Second Printing. DJ chipped & with short tears, tape stain lower front corner. Top page edges a little soiled; A tight solid book, dust jacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 239 pages; "When an 80-ton Fin Whale became trapped in a Newfoundland lagoon, conservationist Farley Mowat rejoiced: here was the first chance to study at close range one of the most magnificent animals in creation. Some local villagers thought otherwise. They blasted the whale with rifle fire and hacked open her back with a motorboat propeller. Mowat appealed desperately to the police, to marine biologists, finally to the Canadian press. But it was too late. Ravaged by an infection resulting from her massive wounds, the whale died."World-renowned for his passionate tales of survival, Farley Mowat wrote this book to symbolize the plight of all whales preyed on by man for commercial profit. A Whale for the Killing is an urgent, eloquent plea to stop the massacre now.before the entire species is doomed to extinction.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Blue colored cloth cover with gold lettering on the spine. Boards and spine are straight and the cover is clean and bright with no signs of wear. The binding is solid and the pages are clean with no writing. The dust jacket is intact but has notable wear with tattered edges including cuts, crushes, folds, and bends as well as a tear on the back panel. Satisfaction guaranteed with 30-day returns. Ships from Canada.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 125 pages; R6 686k/1m s3 VB.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wear to bottom left corner of front of the dust jacket. Wear to rear of dust jacket. Small tear to front of jacket. A whale becomes trapped into a lagoon in Newfoundland. Mowat records the awful cruelty of the locals and the disinterest of the government. Classic environmental writing from the great Canadian writer.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Blue colored cloth cover with gold lettering on the spine. Boards and spine are straight and the cover is clean and bright with no signs of wear. The binding is tight and the pages are clean with no writing. The dust jacket is clean and intact but has a little wear including nicks, crushes, folds, and bends on the edges of the binding panel. Satisfaction guaranteed with 30-day returns. Ships from Canada.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 125 pages; R0 s0.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. A solid spine with very little edge wear.The dustjacket has edge rubbings. In new mylar wraps. Signed by owner. Blackwood, David (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. A solid spine with very little edge wear.The dustjacket has edge rubbings. In new mylar wraps. Signed by owner. Size: 8 Vo. Blackwood, David (illustrator).