Illustrations Showing Condition of Fur-Seal Rookeries in 1895 and Method of Killing Seals - to Accompany Report of C. H. Townsend, Assistant, United States Fish Commission

Published by Government Printing Office, Washington D. C., 1896

About this Item

Half leather binding over marbled boards with title gilt on spine. Boards have moderate rubbing to spine and all edges, and spine has moderate chipping at top. Collated and complete, includes 46 b&w plates, most are backed on linen and fold-out. Plates are in good condition, most having light soil and some having light foxing and creasing at edges. Plates are b&w photographs of fur-seal rookeries found on St. Paul and St. George Islands, Alaska which were taken to accompany a report by Charles H. Townsend titled "Reports of agents, officers, and persons, acting under the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the condition of seal life on the rookeries of the Pribilof Islands, and to Pelagic sealing in Bering Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, in the years 1893-1895". ; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Illustrations Showing Condition of Fur-Seal Rookeries in 1895 and Method of Killing Seals - to Accompany Report of C. H. Townsend, Assistant, United States Fish Commission
• Publisher: Government Printing Office, Washington D. C.
• Publication Date: 1896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good