Alaska and Its Resources
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1870. Engraved plates. First Edition. Decorated cloth cover. Stout 8vo. Pp. xii; 672. Frontispiece. Appendices cover glossary and vocabularies; data on fur trade; meteorology; a list of books on Alaska and adjacent territories; etc. Index. Folding map bound-in at rear. Bound in pebble-grain green cloth with gilt device on front cover; gilt lettering and flourish on spine. One of the better copies we've handled:.The book remains well bound and sturdy, in attractive condition. Very Good. Item #12540
Dall headed the scientific research of the Western Union Telegraph expedition. provides a worthy and thorough 15 pp. bibliography, which is a perfect complement to the 65 pp. year-by-year chronology of the exploration and trade of the region. That is followed by letters and proclamations that are the essence of William Seward's negotiations with Edward de Stoeckl for the purchase of Alaska. A handsome copy with fine shelf appeal. ARCTIC BIB., 3575; SMITH, 2226; SOLIDAY I-673 ("one of the best histories of Alaska"); WICKERSHAM, 1843.
Price: $300.00