Author: GRIFFIN, TED
Title: Namu, Quest for the Killer Whale
Description: Seattle, WA: Gryphon West Pub, 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0943482003. Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription, by the Author's Brother on the front endpaper. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge nicks, tears and spots of rubbing and wear, especially at the spine ends, corners and edges. "The third capture for display occurred in June 1965 when a fisherman found a 22-foot (6.7 m) male orca in his floating salmon net that had drifted close to shore near Namu, British Columbia. The killer whale was sold for $8,000 to Ted Griffin, a Seattle public aquarium owner. Named after his place of capture, Namu was the subject of a film that changed some people's attitudes toward orcas. A few months later, Griffin procured a companion for Namu: a very young, 14 foot (4.25 m) , 2000 lb (900 kg) orca captured off Penn Cove, Puget Sound, Washington. Shamu means 'Friend of Namu' (alternately 'She-Namu'). However, Shamu did not get along with Namu and so was sold to SeaWorld in San Diego in December 1965. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Associated. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .
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Title: Namu, Quest for the Killer Whale
Description: Seattle, WA: Gryphon West Pub, 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0943482003. Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription, by the Author's Brother on the front endpaper. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge nicks, tears and spots of rubbing and wear, especially at the spine ends, corners and edges. "The third capture for display occurred in June 1965 when a fisherman found a 22-foot (6.7 m) male orca in his floating salmon net that had drifted close to shore near Namu, British Columbia. The killer whale was sold for $8,000 to Ted Griffin, a Seattle public aquarium owner. Named after his place of capture, Namu was the subject of a film that changed some people's attitudes toward orcas. A few months later, Griffin procured a companion for Namu: a very young, 14 foot (4.25 m) , 2000 lb (900 kg) orca captured off Penn Cove, Puget Sound, Washington. Shamu means 'Friend of Namu' (alternately 'She-Namu'). However, Shamu did not get along with Namu and so was sold to SeaWorld in San Diego in December 1965. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Associated. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: 0943482003 Science Ted Griffin Signed Edition Killer Whales Nature
Price: US$ 30.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 48461
- Book number: 48461
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