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Reviews of Books on Whaling & Scrimshaw page 2 |
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Of Whales and Men by R.B. Robertson, 1954. Author, a British psychiatrist, sails as surgeon in a whaling factory ship full of Scots and Norwegian whalers to South Georgia and the "Zuther Nation" for the 1950-51 season. Author relates the round-the-clock integration between the frantic choreography of the scores of whale butchers (flensors) above deck, and the huge mechanical cooking factory below deck, in the 24-hour day of the Antarctic summer. 16 pages of B&W photos. |
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Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders by E. Norman Flayderman.
Pioneering comprehensive guide to scrimshaw places the genre in historical context as occupational art, nicely peppered with quotations from the whalemen’s own shipboard journals and diaries, all profusely illustrated. Also includes such non-scrimshaw analogues as powder horns and French prisoner-of-war carvings. Unfortunately, the book is long out of print and can be obtained only from antiquarian booksellers and at auction. Considered the bible of scrimshaw collecting. |
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The Whalers, of Time-Life Series, edited by A.B.C. Whipple.
An excellent Time-Life book that makes for fascinating reading. Many beautiful color whaling paintings are reproduced within, as well as numerous photographs & images of ships, whales, scrimshaw & portraits. 176 pages, hardbound in black leatherette covering and gold lettering. Well worth owning. Out of print, but usually available through used book outlets for less than $10. |
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Pacific Square-Riggers (Pictorial History of Windships) by Jim Gibbs
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8.5-inch x 11-inch softcover book containing hundreds of full page & smaller: photos; sail & deck plan drawings; pencil sketches; and paintings, of ships, barks, brigs, & clippers. Great source for accurate sail & line renderings, as required by discriminating scrimshanders. |
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John F. Kennedy - Scrimshaw Collector by Clare Barnes, Jr.
This 9-inch x 11-inch book is loaded with full plate color photographs of the thirty-four scrimshawed whale teeth & three scrimshaw-decorated walrus tusks, that JFK had on display through-out the Oval Office in the White House. Most of the scrimshawed items are antique, but one contemporary scrimshawed 9.5-inch bull Sperm whale tooth by Milton Delano, depicting The Presidential Seal of Office, held the place of honor on the right-hand corner of Kennedy’s desk. Mrs. Kennedy placed this tooth in the President’s coffin just before it was sealed for burial. An exceptional book of excellent scrimshaw. |
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