| Description |
xv, 368 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-358) and index. |
| Contents |
Physty -- Mr. Melville's whale -- Whence the sperm whale? -- The (un)natural history of the sperm whale -- The social lives of sperm whales -- Battle of the giants -- "I'll have the calamari -- " -- Making contact -- How to catch a whale -- The war on whales -- "Can leviathan long endure so wide a chase?" -- Appendix. The adventures of a whale painter. |
| Subject |
Sperm whale.
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| ISBN |
9780700617722 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0700617728 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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