WHALE SONG~MacKinnon Simpson & Robert Goodman~Collectible HAWAII Book

Description

WHALE SONG
A Pictorial History of Whaling and Hawai'i
Researched and Written by MacKinnon Simpson
Photographed, Designed and Edited by Robert B. Goodman
Calligraphy design by Carole Isis
Museum Consultant Mildred Valentine
Lahaina Whaling Museum
Beyond Words Publishing Co. Honolulu Hawaii
Copyright 1989
This is the 1st Impression of the 2nd Edition of this book, the 1st Edition being 1986 with subsequent impressions being dated.
Hardbound in Fine condition with dust jacket, 130 pages includes TABLE OF CONTENTS, PREFACE, ABOUT THIS BOOK, GLOSSARY, INDEX and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, measures approximately 8 ¾" x 11 ¼".
The jacket presents an inset photo of a whale's tale on the cover and a portrait of the authors on the rear panel, both against a tan background. It is smooth and glossy, quite flawless, unclipped but no price is stated. It has been placed in an Archival Quality clear Mylar jacket cover to help protect its fine quality.
The boards have a black leatherette spine and gray board surfaces. Titles are blind stamped in gold on the spine. The are perfectly clean and straight, free of splaying, fading or bumped corners.
The interior reveals end papers with line diagrams, front and rear. The contents are pristine, utilizing quality stock and an artistic presentation, the photos and illustrations are all in color or their original coloration with many double page spreads. The book is unmarked and free of usage indications.
"For the half-century between 1820 and 1870, provisioning of whaleships dominated the economy of Hawai'i. It was a time of profound and irrevocable change, as the highly structured and sophisticated Hawaiian society struggled to adapt to the dual effect of Calvinist New England missionaries and thousands of whalers seeking periodic haven in the Islands from their increasingly rapacious endeavor, hunting the Leviathan in Pacific waters."
New standards were set for mores and business in the Islands. Companies still viable today began during the time of the whalers, among them C. Brewer, H. Hackfeld (now Amfac), Castle & Cook and Theo H. Davies. The influence of an older and more natural-resource-oriented way of life waned. This book's close-up look at an extraordinary era in Island history leaves no doubt that this first extended encounter with Western civilization had a powerful impact, one from which it is still recovering. - Jody Parry Belknap § Lahaina Whaling Museum
Author MacKinnon Simpson with Photographer Robert B. Goodman and Rick Ralston of the Lahaina Whaling Museum have compiled an extraordinary and likely the most complete commemorate thus far of this historical and brutal portion of Pacific history. WHALE SONG, of impressive size and quality has been configured to be both an educational tool and a pictorial presentation of whaling history that includes many of the original artifacts and testimonials of the life of a whaler.
A wonderful historical presentation, WHALE SONG would be an excellent addition to an Island collection. USPS Priority Mail Delivery well packed to prevent shipping damage, International shipping via Air at cost. (Please anticipate considerably higher shipping costs for foreign destinations) Stamdard GE tax applicable on sales to all residents of the State of Hawaii.
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