(WHALING) Lay William; and Cyrus M Hussey A Narrative of the

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(WHALING.) Lay, William; and Cyrus M. Hussey. A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board the Ship Globe, of Nantucket. 168 pages. 12mo, contemporary calf, worn, front cover detached; closed tear to title page, with top 15% attached to front board, lacking front free endpaper, moderate foxing and dampstaining; partial bookplate of E. Kent Lay on front pastedown, later inked ownership stamp on cover and rear pastedown. New London, CT, 1828

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first edition. "The stories of the Mutiny on the Globe and the wreck of the Essex are the best-known narratives of the American whaling industry"--Huntress 237C. Lay and Hussey were the only survivors of the mutinous party which landed on the Mulgrave Islands. Hill 990; Howes L158 ("aa"); Sabin 39467. Provenance: Elisha Kent Lay (1890-1969) of Philadelphia, possibly a relative of the book's author (bookplate).