9 volumes. Illustrated with 80 photogravure plates from photographs by Asahel Curtis & others, with tissue-guards. 27 leaves of text. (Folio) 14x11", maroon wrappers with cloth spines, front covers decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt. First Edition.
The photographs were taken by Frank H. Nowell, W. P. Romans, Asahel Curtis, Thomas W. Tolman and Wylie T. Dennison. The gravures are printed in sepia, blue or green tints, which are crisp and clear. The photogravures depict people, agriculture, mountains, landscapes, dog sled teams, totem poles, Eskimos, ships, and various aspects of life in the Pacific Northwest. "A magnificent work, relating mostly to Alaska, with many fine full-page tinted plates" - Decker 26:6; Wickersham 412.
