This unique hardcover book titled "Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum" by Stuart M. Frank is a first edition with its dust jacket. This item is preowned and as you may see the dust jacket is extremely worn and tattered, especially around the edges. Overall, the book itself is in very good shape it is a hard cover and exhibits light wear. Throughout the book you’ll notice there is some faint yellowing around the outside edges of the pages due to age. There is a tiny area of discoloration on the copyright page and only one of the pages ( 199/200) has an old crease mark from being “doggy eared”. 384 pages total, beautifully kept historical piece!!! please review all the photos for the best description. If you have any questions, feel free to message me. Thanks!