Compilation of Narratives of Explorations in Alaska

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Sale 350: Fine Americana with Maps & Atlases (#350) 03/01/2007 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Lot #4Compilation of Narratives of Explorations in Alaska

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Sale 350: Fine Americana with Maps & Atlases (#350) 03/01/2007 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Description

Heading:

(Alaska)

Title:

Compilation of Narratives of Explorations in Alaska

Author:

**

Place Published:

Washington

Publisher:

Government Printing Office

Date Published:

1900

Description:

vii, [1], 3-856 pp. With 25 folding maps; plates from photographs & engravings; cuts in the text. 11¼x9, contemporary full sheep, morocco title labels lettered in gilt.

Important gathering of accounts by Frederick Schwatka, Ivan Petrof, Henry Allen, W.R. Abercrombie, H.G. Learned, Charles P. Raymond and many others, giving a rare view of the evolution of our knowledge of the territory.

Condition:

Large pull to foot of spine, spine labels chipped, rear joint splitting, hinges cracked; else very good.

Item#:

179191

Headline:

Accounts of Alaska Exploration 1900
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