The Yankee Scrimshanders
Taunton, Massachusetts: William S. Sullwold Publishing, 1976. Second Printing. Softcover. Glossy, black card wraps with bw illus. and white lettering. 79 pp. with bw images throughout. VG, clean, bright, tight. Item #154043
A concise, authoritative introduction to scrimshaw, its history and craftsmanship. It is intended for the growing number of new discoverers of this native craft, but the initiated should find it equally interesting. Included is a brief description of the whales, whose bones and ivory were used by the sailors to etch or carve their art of scrimshaw.
OCLC: 705074
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