three books are sitting on a table next to each other
Daguerre Savoie

75 - (Whalers) – JENKINS (James Ravis).
See original version (French)

Estimate €20 - €40
Sale commission
Description
(Whalers) – JENKINS (James Ravis). Bibliography of Whaling. Society for the History of Natural History, 1948. Large 8vo, [1 folio], pages 71 to 166, [1 folio], publisher’s grey cloth. Reprint of a long article that appeared in the August 1948 issue of the Bulletin of the above-mentioned society. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only bibliography on the subject. Limited edition of 200 copies. - DU PASQUIER (Thierry). The Basque Whalers. Paris, 2000. In-8, 452 pp, paperback. A history of a tradition and of the men and vessels that practised this form of fishing. Includes some maps and illustrations. - WHIPPLE (A. B. C.). The Whalers. Edited by... Time-Life, undated (c. 1980). In-4, 176 pp, publisher’s binding with an illustration ‘mounted’ on the upper cover. From the ‘La grande Aventure de la Mer’ collection. Richly illustrated in black and white, brown tones and colour with photographs, drawings, sketches and maps, some of which are double-page spreads. - The Whale. Translated from the English by Roland Bauchot. Paris, Stock, 1972. 4to, publisher’s binding, illustrated dust jacket. 287 pp., illustrations in the text.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale In preparation – The Jean-Paul Delon Bookshop Collection, Part I (Bibliography – Scholarship – Bibliophilia)
Auction location
Auction time 10/05/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like