Narratives of the wreck of the whale-ship Essex of Nantucket
Subtitle: which was destroyed by a whale in the Pacific ocean in the year 1819
By: told by Owen Chase, first mate, Thomas Chappel, second mate and George Pollard, captain of the said vessel; together with an introduction & twelve engravings on wood by Robert Gibbings.
Contributors: Chappel, Thomas.; Pollard, George.; Gibbings, Robert, 1889-1958. illus.
Publisher: The Golden cockerel press
Published: 1935
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
Subjects: Essex (Whaleship)
Notes: In three parts, each part with special t.-p.
"Limited to 275 copies, of which 250 only are for sale.  Number 138."
"Owen Chase's narrative is taken from the edition published by W.B. Gilley in New York in 1821 ...  Mr. Chappel's narrative is printed from a pamphlet published by the Religious tract society of London in 1830 ... The Captain's story is taken from a Journal of voyages and travels by D.Tyerman and G.Bennnet, of the London missionary society, published in 1831."