Major General Greely (26 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1914. New Edition, xxxii, 280pp, index, illustrated, tables, maps. Lacks the general folding map, light wear, else G+. Smith #3825. The new edition with prefatory chapter on Alaska in 1914 and a map showing proposed railway routes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Has map.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Third Edition Reissued. Ex - Reference Library with usual library markings otherwise clean and well bound 6 X 9" 330 pages. First published in 1909, this is a reissue of the 1925 edition. With new chapters on fisheries, fur-farming, fur-seals, game, gold-mining, petroleum and coal, railroads, reindeer, and volcanoes which present Alaska as it was in 1924. The rapidly changing conditions of gold mining - placer and quartz - are treated fully for thirty-four separate districts, with tabular statements of product up to 1924. Black/white photographs and Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey map 1925 edition included. **Bundle Up * Save On Postage**. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, 385 pages, 1.75 pounds. Tan hardcover with drawing of husky dogs in front of glacier on front cover. Covers are lightly soiled with tanning and more tanning on spine. FFE has gift inscription. Pages are lightly tanned. Page vii of preface has a missing 3" x .5" tear at margin. This is a series of short stories based on fact about the arctic.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 270 pp.+ Lge Color FoldMap at back & 20 Photo Plts, Blue Hardback, ex lib but really not marked, map at back has repaired tears, else VG, 1st ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. 385 pages; illustrated. Some wear to the covers and spine. Cracked rear hinge; pages toned; a good reading copy overall. A couple library marks. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Inventory No: 196958.

magazine. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. very good condition from National Geographic, article with many illustrations/photographs; from National Geographic, article with many illustrations/photographs; NOVI004898; 4898; 20 pages; book is totally intact but covers and pages are curled.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. MODERATE SOIL, MORE SO SPINE. INTERNALLY VERY CLEAN AND SOUND. PRE. OWNERS NAME INSIDE FRONT COVER. NOT EX. LIB.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 356pp. Historical account of America during the mid 19th Century, seen through the eyes of a top-ranked military official. Greely served with Company B, 19th Massachusetts Volunteers during the Civil War. He wrote of his experiences with African American units, battles in which he fought and political and social observations viewed during his life. Greely was most famous as the leader of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition in the Arctic from 1881 to 1884 Of Greely's 25-man crew, 19 perished from starvation, drowning, hypothermia, and in one case, gunshot wounds from an execution ordered by Greely. Greely and the other survivors were themselves near death; one of the survivors died on the homeward journey. The returning survivors were venerated as heroes, though the heroism was tainted by sensational accusations of cannibalism during the remaining days of low food. Greely received the Medal of Honor. First edition. Small blemish on front cover, very light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, otherwise a very good copy. Not in Dornbush.…

magazine. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. very good condition. Vintage paper items are not returnable scarce vintage article has many illustrations in b/w;; scarce vintage article has many illustrations in b/w;; NOVI009011; 15 pages.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Good condition, discoloration due to age, but pages are intact and legible. See photo; This is an article/advertisement only from a vintage journal and is not the full journal ; ; 6 x 9; 7 pages; This is an article/advertisement only from a vintage journal and is not the full journal. Illustrated by Photographs by Author (illustrator).…

magazine. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. ; Unbound, neatly trimmed & in mylar with a stiff backing board. ; Illustrations; approximately 6x9; 21 pages; Please note: This is NOT A BOOK, but from a vintage journal. This scan may not show the complete page.

Hardcover. First Edition. 1909, 1st UK edition, hb, no dw, 8vo, maps and other illustrations, spine ends worn, bottom corners bumped, some cloth fading (moisture-caused) at lower foredge, good plus condition.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition; x, 270pp, illustrated, 28 b/w illustrations, Blue cloth covers with blue titling. An account of "the discovery and industrial evolution" of the Polar regions by a Civil War hero & North polar explorer who eventually was responsible for laying thousands of miles of telegraph cable in the U.S. Signal Corp. Greely covers Arctic discoveries prior to 1800; the Northwest Passage; Bering Sea; Arctic Alaska and Polar Canada; Kane Sea; Greenland; Iceland; Arctic Asia; etc. [Ricks: p.112]. Ex Libris, library number to spine, library stamps, some erased by black ink, to page edges, prelims and rear ep. Old sellotape repairs to title page. Shelfware, spine loosening, pages loosening at beginning of book, lacking coloured map at end of book. Fair Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2148.…

Cloth. Condition: Fair. 1st UK Edition; 222pp, illustrated, 28 b/w illustrations, colour folding map. Red cloth covers with gilt titling to spine. An account of "the discovery and industrial evolution" of the Polar regions by a Civil War hero & North polar explorer who eventually was responsible for laying thousands of miles of telegraph cable in the U.S. Signal Corp. Greely covers Arctic discoveries prior to 1800; the Northwest Passage; Bering Sea; Arctic Alaska and Polar Canada; Kane Sea; Greenland; Iceland; Arctic Asia; etc. [Ricks: p.112]. Small tear, creases to large coloured folding map as expected. Shelfware, spine sunned, frontispiece loose. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2149.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. 3rd Edition. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. . 8.0 X 5.7 X 1.6 inches. 330 pages. Bookplate; chipping to upper dust jacket spine end and upper rear dust jacket. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine Copy 3/4 Leather With Red Spine Label.Early Exploration Of Our 50th State. Excellent Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 280 pages; Touch of rubbing and wear to covers. Folding map in rear pocket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Includes 24 illustrations and 8 maps. Large color map in rear pocket. Smith lists this and a London edition as both first printings. [Smith 3824] A very handsome copy. Light shelf/edge wear, minor toning to spine, small spot at bottom of rear hinge, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Brown ruled cloth boards, gilt lettering, frontispiece, tissueguards. 8vo. 280pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Map in rear pocket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. No DJ. Published originally in 1909, this edition has been practically rewritten and presents Alaska as it was in 1924. Fine folding map in rear pocket.

Signed and inscribed by the author. Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, uncut, xi, 356 pp. Interior hinge starting (firm, but cracked); otherwise, Very Good, with sunned spine. Military History, Discovery & Exploration, Arctic Exploration, Civil War, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, San Francisco Earthquake, Massachusetts, American Biography, Military Biography, U. S. History, American History, U.S.-iana, Americana axsli. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. 8vo; 385 pages; Publisher's pictorial cloth; moderate wear, a few chips to frontispiece margin, otherwise contents VG. Spine crown torn, Murphy bookplate of Walrus. First free endpaper Inscribed to Robert Cushman Murphy and SIGNED BY GREELY. Covered in later clear plastic jacket. With illustrations and maps.…

First edition hardback. VG, bumped. Slight toning to pages, few feint marks to cloth,offsetting to endpapers, edges dusty,light foxing to edges otherwise clean and bright in G dustwrapper (some overall wear,rubbing, small chips, creasing, neat tape repair to verso, tears and minor discolouration back panel) which is housed in protective removable sleeve. Still a pleasing example of this uncommon monograph. RARE in dustwrapper. 16502 Travel.…

Condition: near fine. 1st Edition. xi,[3],356pp. Octavo. Original gilt lettered red cloth with plates from photos. Frontispiece portrait. Upper corners lightly bumped. Original printed dust wrapper. A few small pieces missing from the top of the wrapper. Price clipped on the front flap. A very nice copy in an excellent overall dust wrapper. Greely's autobiography, including the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. This copy with a long personal inscription to the U.S. Ambassador Jules Jusserand (1885-1932), dated September 1927, the year of publication. The Ambassador is mentioned on P. 315 of the book. Although not a rare book, it is difficult to find in a nice wrapper; especially so with such a good association and inscription.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. The text is solid, good. The dust jacket has a piece 1/4 x 1, roughly, torn out of frront top edge. 3/4 tear from top of spine. The jacket is very readable, and 90 years old. I worked this out, it was quite expensive in its day, at $4.00. Price is on the flap. It seems the book is rare, and even more rare with a dust jacket. There is also a map of the polar region in the back, in perfect condition.From what I see, this is the best copy available of a very rare book.…

A New-York, Charles Scribner's Sons - 1912 - In-12, cartonnage toilé bordeau - Ex-libris Paul-Emile victor au revers du 2ème plat - 385 p. - Iconographie in et hors texte en N&B - Ouvrage en anglais Bon état - Très légers frottements sur la cartonnage.