Matthews, Dr Leonard Harrison (editor} — The Whale

George Allen & Unwin, London, 1968. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 9780045990061 illustrated end-papers(b/w. whales on blue background); profusely illustrated throughout by b/w. & colour photographs, drawings & diagrams; Foreword by Philip F. Purrington (curator The Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Mass, USA); chapters include: Whales in Mythology & Folklore;The Biology of Whales; The Different Kinds of Whales; Whaling with Boats & Hand Harpoons; The Last Relics of the Old Days; Science & Whaling; Modern Whaling; Whale Products; The Life of Whales; & Some Books about Whales. The main author & supervising editor of the book is Dr Leonard Harrison Matthews, former director of the Zoological Society of London, but co-writers for different chapters are credited at the front of the book. Size: Oblong 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 287 pages. Previous owner's gift inscription in ink, neat, to title page. Black titles spine & front with slightly rubbed silver gilt silhouette of a whale to front cover. Light bumping to outer corners. blue cloth. Includes picture credits, bibliography & glossary. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Natural History & Resources; Biology; Whaling; Marine Mammals; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 0045990069. ISBN/EAN: 9780045990061. Inventory No: 4987. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.