A Mariner's Fancy: The Whaleman's Art of Scrimshaw
New York/ Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press / South Street Seaport Museum, 1992. Softcover. Glossy wraps with black front cover, scrimshaw image, and white lettering. 96 pp. with 126 color and bw illustrations. VG+. Item #155146
ISBN: 9780295972121
Catalogues a portion of the exemplary collection of scrimshanded objects of the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City. Illustrated essays address issues of connoisseurship in scrimshaw and the surprising role of New York in American whaling history. Lovely illustrations.
OCLC: 26132602
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