Item #2102 Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York. MDCCCLXXXIV. Vol. XVI. Early Account of Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Adolphus Washington GREELY, Franz BOAS.
Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York. MDCCCLXXXIV. Vol. XVI. Early Account of Lady Franklin Bay Expedition
Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York. MDCCCLXXXIV. Vol. XVI. Early Account of Lady Franklin Bay Expedition
Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York. MDCCCLXXXIV. Vol. XVI. Early Account of Lady Franklin Bay Expedition

Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York. MDCCCLXXXIV. Vol. XVI. Early Account of Lady Franklin Bay Expedition

New York: American Geographical Society, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. lxvii, (3), 4-382. With two fold-out maps. Bound in black pebble-grain cloth with blindstamped rules, gilt lettering on spine. General wear to binding consistent with age. With the library stamp of the Society of Alaskan Natural History and Ethnology, one of several Sitka entities founded by Sheldon Jackson that have either closed or been renamed. Good. Item #2102

Most vital for the 15 or so pages in which Lieut. A. W. Greely addressed the AGS, and several surviving members of his Lady Franklin Bay Expedition crew, who were also in attendance. Also includes The "Journey in Cumberland Sound and on the West Shore of Davis Strait in 1883 and 1884" by Franz Boas, with a foldign chart, and the Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka account of his Exploration of the Yukon River in 1883, which covers 35-or-so pages. Now protected with a clear, removable archival jacket.

Price: $125.00

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