19th/20th C. To include: (A) Sailor made inlaid lift-top box. Includes key. 5″ high x 15″ wide x 9″ deep. (B) Horn, whalebone and baleen segmented cane. 37″ long. (C) Five pieces of raw baleen. Ranging in size from 17″ long to 26″ long. (D) Handwoven sea chest becket handle. 9″ high. (E) Approximately (40) pieces raw baleen. (F) (4) Sotheby’s catalogs of Barbara Johnson Whaling Collection. 1981, 1982, 1983, 1983. (G) Book titled: Mocha Dick: The White Whale of the Pacific. J. N. Reynolds. Pictures by L. L. Balcom. Published by Charles Scribner, 1932. 90 pages. Nicely illustrated with whaling scenes throughout. 11″ high x 8″ wide. (H) Booklet titled: In a Sperm Whale’s Jaw. Limited edition. Dated 1954. Published by Friends of Dartmouth Library, Dartmouth College. 10″ high x 6 1/2″ wide. (A) Bottom of box shows age separation. (B) Horn shows insect damage. Knob shows loss to side. (C) Shows wear. (D) Age appropriate wear. (F) Used conditions. (G) Original dustjacket in poor condition. Spine missing on dust jacket. Edges are chipped and torn. (H) Original dustjacket. Good condition.
