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MURDER AND TREACHERY AT SEA (WHALING.) Lay, William; and Cyrus M. Hussey. A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board the Ship Globe, of Nantucket, in the Pacific Ocean. 12mo, contemporary calf, joints worn; foxing, moderate dampstaining affecting several leaves, corner torn from page 2 not affecting text, small hole in text on 3:4; early owner's pencil signature on rear free endpaper. New London, 1823
first edition. A gripping story of a mutiny aboard a whaling ship in the Pacific Ocean. Several of the surviving crew members landed on what is now known as the Mili Atoll in the Marshall Islands, where most of them variously killed each other, were executed by islanders, or escaped. Lay and Hussey, the last two whalers, lived for two years among the islanders until their rescue by the United States Navy. Howes L158, Sabin 39467.
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