FROM THE DEEP OF THE SEA: THE DIARY OF CHARLES EDWARD SMITH, SURGEON OF THE WHALE-SHIP DIANA OF HULL.

Smith, Charles Edward (Edited by his Son, Charles Edward Smith Harris)

Published by A. & C. Black Limited, London, 1922

About this Item

1st Edition; xii, 288 pages, illustrated, 16 pages of b/w illustrations, 2 maps, (1 folding). Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, covers bumped, end papers browned as usual. Previous owners signature dated 1922 on front end paper otherwise contents clean. Very interesting account of the ill-fated journey of the whale ship "Diana" during the mid-nineteenth century. The author's log of a fourteen-month whaling voyage to the North Sea and the Davis Strait, which resulted in the Diana - the first whaling steamer in Hull - becoming stranded in ice for several months. Not all survived the ordeal, but she did sail back home. A very nice copy This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Whales; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2833. Seller Inventory # 2833

Bibliographic Details

Title: FROM THE DEEP OF THE SEA: THE DIARY OF ...

Publisher: A. & C. Black Limited, London

Publication Date: 1922

Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

Edition: First Edition.