Author: GIBBINGS, ROBERT
Title: Blue Angels and Whales a Record of Personal Experiences Below and Above Water
Description: New York, NY: (Lake Tahoe Historical Society), 1946. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally lean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a tear to the foredge of the front endpaper. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, but has some edge wear, bumping and very small chips to the spine ends and corners. The spine of the dust jacket has noticeable fading. "Robert John Gibbings (23 March 1889 – 19 January 1958) was an Irish artist and author who was most noted for his work as a wood engraver and sculptor, and for his books on travel and natural history. Along with Noel Rooke he was one of the founder members of the Society of Wood Engravers in 1920, and was a major influence in the revival of wood engraving in the twentieth century. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .
Keywords: Nature Robert Gibbings Biography Naturalist Oceanography
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Title: Blue Angels and Whales a Record of Personal Experiences Below and Above Water
Description: New York, NY: (Lake Tahoe Historical Society), 1946. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally lean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a tear to the foredge of the front endpaper. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, but has some edge wear, bumping and very small chips to the spine ends and corners. The spine of the dust jacket has noticeable fading. "Robert John Gibbings (23 March 1889 – 19 January 1958) was an Irish artist and author who was most noted for his work as a wood engraver and sculptor, and for his books on travel and natural history. Along with Noel Rooke he was one of the founder members of the Society of Wood Engravers in 1920, and was a major influence in the revival of wood engraving in the twentieth century. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .
Keywords: Nature Robert Gibbings Biography Naturalist Oceanography
Price: US$ 25.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 49541
- Book number: 49541
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