{"product_id":"9780486147239","title":"Greasy Luck: A Whaling Sketchbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Everybody who feels the fascination of seas and ships will be glad of this . . . unique creation of Gordon Grant's pen. . . . The volume is a charming example of artistic bookmaking.\" ― \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Mr. Grant skillfully combines in his drawings the romance and reality of the sea. Many of the illustrations have a charm wholly apart from their historical significance. ― \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003e[London]\u003ci\u003e Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAn eloquent, accurate portrayal of the American whaling industry as it existed for almost two centuries, this superb account of a whaling voyage and its adventures is dramatically captured by 64 of the author's full-page drawings. All the excitement, tedium, exhaustion, and joy of catching these mammoths of the sea is depicted ― from the thrill of a whale breaching and a \"Nantucket sleigh ride\" to examples of scrimshaw art and views of the foc's'le, galley, and deck. The book's title comes from the cheering crowds at dockside, seeing a whaling crew off and wishing them \"Greasy Luck.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072920469744,"sku":"9780486147239","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/407298949.png?v=1738629034","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486147239","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}