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[iv], 193, [1 blank], + 5 typed leaves at rear. 25 leaves with hand-colored illustrations in the margins; 40 inserted hand-colored plates. Pages 127-130 and the upper portion of page 131 have been excised and the poem title drawn through on the index leaf, presumably by Yanert. 15.5x23.5 cm (6x9¼") original wrappers, string bound. First Edition.

A story of a river voyage to the Arctic Circle and beyond onboard the ship The Yukon, piloted by Ralph Newcomb. Manuscript label inside the front cover reads "For the sake of Auld Land Sine to my old friend The Commodore! Wm. Yanert." Inside the rear cover is a red inkstamp stating that this was mailed from inside the Arctic Circle at Fort Yukon, Alaska. With an additional 16 duplicate leaves of text, a few with illustrations, and 15 duplicate full page plates, not bound in. OCLC locates only 5 copies, with varying numbers of illustrations.  No copies in auction records and one copy in the trade, that copy without illustrations. Also included is a 20 pp. typed biographical essay on Yanert by Ralph W. Newcomb. Also accompanied by a small souvenir volume title "Up the Yukon with Me." 20 leaves, a poem in printed facsimile script with 6 mounted photographs, 13 full-page colored illustrations (by Yanert?), plus a few smaller illustrations on text leaves. 7.5x12.5 cm (3x5"), metal ring binding.