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The Yankee Scrimshanders by Fredrika Alexander Burrows

Item: 194412
Circa Date: 1973
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Seller: 2geezerstreasures - Visit Store
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Item Description: The Yankee Scrimshanders by Fredrika Alexander Burrows. Copyright 1973; soft cover; 79 pages. Illustrated with B&W photos. Also included is an insert "Whales of the World" from National Geographic Society dated December 1976 which has photos of the whales on one side and a map of their migration and range on the other side.<P>This book is for the thousands of museum visitors, tourists, and antiquarians who are unacquainted with nautical lore. For those who look at a swift and feel perplexed, or who view an etched whale's tooth and wonder why anyone would spend time creating this kind of art.<P>Time hung heavy on the hands of sailors aboard whaleships between whale capturing. Out of sheer boredom, they developed their own methods of occupying the long hours, days, and even weeks. They took up etching or carving, a pastime dating back to the Stone Age, on material available to them--whale bone and whale ivory.<P>Here is afforded an opportunity to study and recognize "old" scrimshaw, and directions for practicing the art of etching, using the techniques of the sailors.<P>Also included is a brief description of whales, those dramatic 'leviathans of the sea', the valiant men who persued them and their place in the development of an American adventure industry. You will be provided with a background of viewing, and perhaps collecting, or even creating your own Scrimshaw.<P>Very good condition with minimal wear to the cover.

The Yankee Scrimshanders by Fredrika Alexander Burrows

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Monday, March 15th 2010.

The Yankee Scrimshanders by Fredrika Alexander Burrows

Price $5.95