Irish Whales Whaling by Fairley James (7 results)

Condition: Fine. Belfast, Ireland: Blackstaff Press, 1981 Hardcover, 8vo, illustrated, 218 pages A very fine unmarked, unsoiled copy in a like, unmarked and unclipped dust jacket Fine +.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good tight copy in dust wrapper, owners signature inside.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some light foxing to closed edges. Contents clean and free of inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st EDITION. D/W is price clipped, it is a map of Black Sod Bay. Book in cream covers with black lettering to spine edge. Previous owner's name & date neatly at top of f.f.e.p. which are pale blue. This volume contains a detailed account of all species of whale found in Irish waters- from common porpoise or 'herring hog' to the mighty blue whale. It also chronicles the history of whaling off Ireland from Viking times, including the hunting of right fin whales in Donegal Bay in the 1700s( and the first successful use of haprpoon gun) and operations off the Mayo coast at the beginning of the twentieth century in which nearly 900 of the great whales were killed. Amongst other highlights are; medieval lawsuit over a dead whale, how a school of 'turley hides' relieved a amine in Dublin, a collision with a liner near Cork, mass strandings and whales in Irish folklore and archaeology. A scarce book especially in this condition. 218pp with illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. (16), 218 pages. Illustrated. 215x155mm. Original publisher's cloth with unclipped dust jacket. A detailed account of all species of whale found in Irish waters. Chronicles the history of whaling off Ireland from Viking times, including the hunting of right and fin whales in Donegal Bay in the 1700s, and the Arranmore and Blacksod whaling companies. A fine copy without any damage, library stamps, inscriptions or other markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Large post8vo, [xvi], 218 p. 46 figures, 6 portraits and 46 plates. Original pale yellow boards, lettered black, pale blue endpapers. A very fine copy in a price intact fine d/j. First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First edition. xi, 218 pp. With 46 figures, 6 portraits & 46 b/w photographic illustrations. This books gives a detailed account of all species of whale found in Irish waters - from the common porpoise to the mighty blue whale. It also chronicles the history of whaling off Ireland from Viking times, including the hunting of right and fin whales in Donegal Bay in the 1700's and operations off the Mayo coast at the beginning of the twentieth century in which nearly 900 of the great whales were killed. Also includes an account of whales in Irish archaeology and folklore. Signed by author on title page. Pale blue eps. Cream hard paper boards with black lettering on spine. Overall condition Fine, in Fine pale blue dust wrapper, Map of Blacksod Bay, Co. Mayo covering entire dust wrapper. Signed by Author(s).