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WHALEBONE:
Its Production and Utilization
By Charles H. Stevenson
Published: Washington, D. C., G. P. O., Dept. of Fisheries
1907 [First Edition]
Contentsprints descriptions of the of the whalebone whales and the difference from sperm whales, the process ofextracting and cleaning the baleen, the yield and values of whalebone with aStatement of the Product of Whalebone in the United States 1821-1906 and 3b&w plates and a description of the utilization of whalebone.
Thepamphlet measures 5 ¾ x 9 inches, printed wrappers, stapled binding, 12 pages, creasedat lower right tip, light shelf wear to covers otherwise in very goodcondition, stapled binding is tight and intact, odor free.
A rarefirst printing of this interesting pamphlet, absent from the trade, it will bea nice addition to your collection.
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