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WHIPPLE, A. B. C. Challenge
William Morrow, New York, 1987, ISBN:0688089089
WHIPPLE, A. B. C. The Challenge . NY: William Morrow, (1987). Pp. 320, including plates. 8vo, illustrated green card covers. "An enthralling book which uses ... two vessels' race around Cape Horn, in 1851, as the backbone fora spirited history of the clipper ship era." - from the rear cover. Sticke r remnant to front cover, else vg. 15.00
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15.00 CDN
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WHIPPLE, A.B.C. Challenge. 1st US in dj
William Morrow, 1987,
WHIPPLE, A.B.C. The Challenge. N.Y.: William Morrow, (1987). First Printing. Pp 320. 8vo, white cloth spine. "A.B.C. Whipple ... brings the history to life by telling the story of Robert Waterman, the preeminent clipper ship captain who, on the eve of his retirement, took up one final challenge to race the Flying Cloud around Cape Horn in the Challenge, a ship rigged to his own specifications and representing the best of nautical technology. The voyage ended in disaster, heralded the close of an era, and became the focus of debate for over a century." - from the dj. Vg-fine in dj. 25.00
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YOUNG, Everild HELWEG-LARSEN, Kjeld. WHIPPLE, A.B.C., foreword. Rogues and Raiders of the Caribbean and the South Seas. 1st pr in dj.
Jarrolds, 1959,
YOUNG, Everild and Kjeld HELWEG-LARSEN. Rogues and Raiders of the Caribbean and the South Seas ; foreword by A.B.C. Whipple. (L): Jarrolds, (1959). First Printing. Pp 240. Illustrated. 8vo, black cloth. Travel accounts of the Caribbean, Central America, and the northern part of South America emphasizing lurid folklore and tales of pirates and buccaneers. Vg in torn dj. 50.00
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50.00 CDN
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WHIPPLE, A.B.C. To the Shores of Tripoli : The Birth of the U.S. Navy and Marines. book club in dj.
William Morrow, New York, 1991, ISBN:0688087817
WHIPPLE, A.B.C. To the Shores of Tripoli : The Birth of the U.S. Navy and Marines. New York: William Morrow, (1991). Book Club Edition. Pp. [1]-357,(3). 8vo, black cloth spine with pale green paper covered boards. The story of Jefferson's naval war against Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean in thefirst part of the nineteenth century, during the Barbary War. Inking to fr ont pastedown, else vg in dj. 15.00
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WHIPPLE, A.B.C. Yankee Whalers in the South Seas. 1st US no dj
Doubleday, 1954,
WHIPPLE, A.B.C. Yankee Whalers in the South Seas. Drawings by Richard M. Powers. Garden City : Doubleday & Co., 1954. First Edition. Pp 304. 8vo, grey cloth. "A.B.C. Whipple has collected the whaling lore of this whole extraordinary era - stories of ships sunk by rogue whales, tales of the real-life prototype of Moby Dick, and yarns of cannibalism, mutiny, and Polynesian "marriage." Such great captains as Pollard, Chase, Hussey, and Tilton sail through incredible exploits in the pages of this book. And Mr. Whipple pieces together the facts in Herman Melville Light spotting, else vg. No dj. 40.00
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40.00 CDN
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WHIPPLE, A.B.C. Yankee Whalers in the South Seas. US in dj
Doubleday, 1954,
WHIPPLE, A.B.C. Yankee Whalers in the South Seas. Drawings by Richard M. Powers. Garden City : Doubleday & Co., 1954. Pp 304. 8vo, grey cloth. Forster 269. "A.B.C. Whipple has collected the whaling lore of this whole extraordinary era - stories of ships sunk by rogue whales, tales of the real-life prototype of Moby Dick, and yarns of cannibalism, mutiny, and Polynesian "marriage." Such great captains as Pollard, Chase, Hussey, and Tilton sail through incredible exploits in the pages of this book. And Mr. Whipple pieces together the facts in Herman Melville's novels from Melville's own experiences on the high seas and the stories he had heard." - from the dj. Light spotting, else vg in dj. 40.00
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40.00 CDN
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