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The Peter Benchley Collection: Jaws, A Life of Writing, A Legacy of Stories
Lot 96:
Description
Two vintage oceanography and marine biology hardcover books. The first title is The Living World of the Sea by William J. Cromie, illustrated by George Geygan, and published by Prentice-Hall. This copy is a third printing from June 1967, featuring blue cloth boards and the original dust jacket. The second title is Shadows in the Sea: The Sharks, Skates and Rays by Harold W. McCormick, Tom Allen, and Captain William Young, published by Chilton Books. This volume is bound in blue cloth with a dust jacket protected by a clear plastic cover. The endpapers feature a blue-tinted print of Winslow Homer’s The Gulf Stream. Laid into the text is a sheet of loose-leaf ruled notebook paper with handwritten study notes. Larger copy: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 1 3/8".
Provenance: Exhibited in "From the White House to the Deep Ocean: LBJ, Jaws and Conservation, " held at the LBJ Presidential Library, Austin, Texas, from April 19 through October 19, 2025.
From the personal collection of Peter Benchley (American, 1940–2006), acclaimed author of Jaws, accomplished diver, and prominent advocate for ocean and shark conservation.
Condition report:
The Living World of the Sea dust jacket is in poor condition with significant tearing, creasing, and paper loss along the top and bottom edges of the spine and panels. Shadows in the Sea shows minor wear at the jacket edges. The text blocks of both volumes exhibit age-toning throughout.
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