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Alaska And Its Resources.
Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Large fold-out map at the rear, richly illustrated with numerous full page engraved plates, and dozens of in-text illustrations. The appendix includes a glossary, population statistics, statistics on the fur trade in Alaska, vocabularies of the various Indian tribes, the natural history of Alaska, and an extensive bibliography. [Howes D-24; Ricks p77]. "The first major work in English on Alaska ... as an account of Alaska's potential and the attitude toward Alaska in the early years, the work was and is essential" (Ricks). Near Fine. Light shelf/edge wear, light wear at head and tail, front joint starting, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Pebbled green cloth, gilt lettering and decorative elements, brown paper endpages, frontispiece, tissueguards. 8vo. 627pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Bibliography. Appendices. Item #10454
Price: $425.00