[WHALING]. Two manifest books kept by Perry Winslow on the Nantucket whaler Elizabeth, 1859, together 70 pages, each 8vo, both in original limp sheep bindings, labeled in ink on upper cover, one in pencil recording the cargo storage (with a diagram), the other a printed manifest list (sold by a New Bedford stationer), annotated and marked by Winslow in ink, with manuscript notes at end; [WINSLOW, PERRY]. Daguerreotype portrait of Captain Winslow seated, with a mariner's telescope cradled in his arms. Sixth plate daguerreotype. Circa 1860. In the original gilt surround and embossed brass preserver. With paper seal intact. Cased. (6)

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[WHALING]. Two manifest books kept by Perry Winslow on the Nantucket whaler Elizabeth, 1859, together 70 pages, each 8vo, both in original limp sheep bindings, labeled in ink on upper cover, one in pencil recording the cargo storage (with a diagram), the other a printed manifest list (sold by a New Bedford stationer), annotated and marked by Winslow in ink, with manuscript notes at end; [WINSLOW, PERRY]. Daguerreotype portrait of Captain Winslow seated, with a mariner's telescope cradled in his arms. Sixth plate daguerreotype. Circa 1860. In the original gilt surround and embossed brass preserver. With paper seal intact. Cased. (6)

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[WITH:] Five related whaling documents, including two contemporary newspaper articles regarding the auction value and historical significance of whaling logs.

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