San Francisco: R. F. Publications, Inc., [1969]., 480pp. Gilt brown cloth. Endpaper maps. Frontis. Black & white photographs. Tables. Charts. Facsimiles. Reproductions. Footnotes. Index. Dustiness at top edge, else fine in clear plastic dust jacket. First edition, limited to 225 copies for private distribution. Inscribed by the author to Wilmarth S. Lewis, and with the latter's small bookplate (bearing a tiny release stamp). Includes considerable material (journals, letters, etc) pertaining to the family's whaling activities, and Gold Rush experiences.