2488 Stackpole, Scrimshaw at Mystic Seaport

Edouard A. Stackpole; Scrimshaw at Mystic Seaport; Marine Historical Association; Second Printing 1966. Well illustrated. Wraps 10 in. x 7 in. First published in 1958, this monograph by a former curator, which examines the scrimshaw at Mystic Seaport, is one of the first books to discuss the history of the art form, relating it to the whalemen who produced it.