[Rarebooks] fs: 1873 Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial and Record Book

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(No. 8677 )  Procter, George H[enry]. (1835-1917) [Proctor]. THE FISHERMEN'S 
MEMORIAL AND RECORD BOOK
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Gloucester: Procter Brothers, 1873. First printing, Original cloth, Octavo, 
iv, 172 pages + ads, Black & white engraved cuts. Near Fine.
      Subtitle continues: "
Containing a list of vessels and their crews, 
lost from the Port of Gloucester from the year 1830 to October 1, 1873, 
embracing a period of nearly half a century; comprising fourteen hundred and 
thirty-seven names, and two hundred and ninety-six vessels, including those 
lost in the gale of August 24, 1873. It also contains valuable statistics of 
the fishing business, off-hand sketches, big trips, tales of narrow escapes, 
maritime poetry, and other matters of interest to these toilers of the sea." 
Really a wealth of specific information on the men and boats of the fishing 
grounds out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Several pages of period 
advertising by local firms at rear. HOWES #P626; SABIN #65942. Bound in dark 
brown cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board. Old prior 
owner inscription at top fore corner of front free endpaper. Minor extremity 
bumps, a bit of shallow fraying to cloth at head of spine, minor old 
dampstain to top and bottom inner margin of last few leaves. Binding sound, 
hinges strong.    $175.00
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