1969 | The Year of the Whale by Victor B. Scheffer | First Edition

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A beautiful 1969 First Edition of Victor B. Scheffer’s engaging work of natural history, The Year of the Whale, with decorations by Leonard Everett Fisher.

Published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, this 213-page book follows the life of a young sperm whale through the changing months of its first year.

 

Victor B. Scheffer brings together scientific knowledge and lyrical storytelling, following the whale known as “Little Calf” from its birth in the northeastern Pacific and into the vast and mysterious world of the sea. The story is interwoven with fascinating observations about whales—their migrations, behaviour, family life, evolution, and humanity’s long and complicated relationship with these remarkable creatures.

Scheffer was a marine biologist who spent decades studying marine mammals, and his knowledge gives the book its scientific foundation. But The Year of the Whale is much more than a scientific study. His writing reflects both a naturalist’s curiosity and a deep sense of wonder about an animal whose life remains, even today, partly hidden beneath the ocean’s surface.

Published in 1969, The Year of the Whale became an important and widely admired work of natural history and went on to receive the 1970 John Burroughs Medal, awarded for an outstanding book in the field of natural history. It remains a fascinating snapshot of whale science and conservation at a particularly important time in our changing understanding of these magnificent animals.

This copy is especially attractive. Bound in a beautiful midnight navy blue cloth with silver gilt lettering to the spine, it is complemented by Leonard Everett Fisher’s distinctive decorations throughout the book. One particularly charming design detail is the use of blue ink throughout the text, rather than the more usual black.

The book and its dust jacket are both in excellent condition. A very clean copy with no markings.

A wonderful addition for collectors of natural history, whale and marine life books, environmental history, or beautifully produced mid-century books.

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