Explorations Alaska, First Edition (23 results)

Condition: Good. 1ST. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 1ST. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Near Fine. U.S.A.: Alaska Northwest Books, 1991. 1st Edition . Near Fine. 10 by 9.5 inches-Review-I am so bummed that this book is out of print. I read it in the summer of 1995, while houseboating at Lake Powell. Even though I'm not a kayaker, I love being out on the water, and this book really made me want to take up kayaking. The pictures are fabulous, the stories are wonderful! I especially remember the stories about kayaking with the ships off the coast of California, and with the orcas in Alaska. If this book ever comes back into print, I want a copy of it. In the meantime, I guess I'll just keep watching the used book stores! 167 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Wraps moderately darkened. Chipping to head and heel of spine.

Condition: Fine. Washington 1900 first edition. GPO. Hardcover large 4to. Volume has 5 complete articles: Reconnaissance in Sushitna Basin; Reconnaissance in Southwestern Alaska; Resurrection Bay to Tanana River; Part of Prince William Sound and copper River district; White and Tanana River Basins. 5 large foldout maps in rear pocket. Additional foldout maps and photo illus in text. Complete. Tiny library blind stamp on tp. Text and maps Fine. Front inner hinge reinforced. Later backstrip with original backstrip remounted. Good, some wear on extreme cover tips.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1930 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original dark green ribbed cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine, gilt decoration of moose on front cover. The book has faint light spotting lower areas of covers and fading in same areas otherwise clean covers, very little rubbing, bright gilt. Lower area of pages slightly rippled THROUGHOUT the volume but little (if any) staining and no tidelines. Obviously the lower part of the text block has been exposed to water but without staining, and the outside covers have no bubbling or distinctly outlined staining to the cover cloth. No staining to the pastedowns which are sharp and clean. No sticking of pages or photo plates. The folding map at the rear is in nice shape with no staining, very slight waviness bottom (when folded) area but hardly noticeable when opened, no tears, no soiling. The blank FFEP is cleanly missing but the first blank page before the short-title page is still present. No owner marks or writing on any pages. There is some foxing mainly restricted to some of the pages opposite the photo plates. Most pages have no foxing. The binding is solid. Overall a decent working copy of the first printing of the first edition. The book measures 239mm tall x 160mm, and has 412 pages, 112 b/w photos, folding map at rear, 7 appendices, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

This is a volume of the U.S. Geological Society put out that covers the exploration of Alaska in in 1898. It includes numerous maps detailing their mapping of the Alaskan coast as well as others. The cover is worn ad some of the outside leaves of the book have come loose from the binding. 100% guarantee if not satisfied with purchase.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Original oversized cloth gilt. Hinges cracked, points rubbed, PO name. 509pp. Numerous plates and maps; pages clean. 5 maps in rear pocket. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 509 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1930 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original dark green ribbed cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine, gilt decoration of moose on front cover. The book has clean covers, very bright gilt lettering, some tiny light spots speckled on mainly lower front cover, bump to lower outside cover corners (text block not bumped), some foxing spots on frontispiece photo and title page, nearly no foxing on all other pages, old owner signed bookplate on front pastedown otherwise no writing or marks on any pages, solid binding. Better than average condition for this book. The book measures 239mm tall x 160mm, and has 412 pages, 112 b/w photos, folding map at rear, 7 appendices, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 56th Congr, 1st Sess, Senate Report No 1023, 856 pp.+ Many Photo Plts & FoldOut Maps, Orig Full Brn Leather with Red, Grn & Blk Spine Labels, Gilt Title, 4to, VG, 1st ed (Huge & Heavy Volume Filled with Photos & FoldOut Maps of Alaska - Neat).

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. An excellent bright copy with the 5 maps in the rear pocket. Small repair to cloth at head of spine.

Cloth. Condition: Ex library - good. First Collected Edition. 56th Congress, 1st Session, Report No. 1023. vii, 3-856 p. 30 cm. 27 fold-out maps, 33 full-page plates, numerous in-text illustrations. Blue cloth hardcover. Ex lib. Notation on lower spine, tear in upper spine, worn top corner, rough edge on front board. Endpapers have library labels. Ink stamp and notation on rear of title page. Numerous small tears and chips throughout and soiled title page and text block edge. Collection of reports of explorations in Alaska, mainly by the US Army. Includes report of Senate Committee on Military Affairs, general introduction, 51 reports and sub-reports on such topics as population and resources, international polar expedition to Point Barrow 1881-1884, relief of the destitute in gold fields 1897, up and down the Yukon, military reconnaissance of the Copper River Valley 1898, Tanana Region 1898, Cook Inlet 1899, winter conditions along the Yukon 1899, military road from Valdez to Copper Center, ethnographical information on native tribes, etc.

Map. First Edition. U.S. Coast Survey map, Explorations in Alaska, No. 23. Map size, 30 x 11.25 inches withion borders; sheet size, 32.5 x 14 inches. Place names and heights are identified. Map is dated 1874, published later, ca. 1895. First edition (first printing). Very good copy. Previously folded with mild tanning along folds. Small chips along top edge, not affecting map or borders. Chips missing from edge where bound to book, not affecting map.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1900. First edition, 1900. Part VII, Alaska, including numerous illustrations and maps, including folding maps in color, 5 large folding maps in a rear pocket. Externally quite worn, internally good to very good, maps very good. Ex college library with expected markings plus withdrawn stamps on the endpapers and stamped once on the reverse side of each folding map. Dark brown cloth printed in gilt, 11.5" tall, 508 pages. Covers lightly rubbed with additional wear to the extremities, hinges internally reglued and secure, text block sound, pages slightly age-yellowed but clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hard Cover. First edition. 509pp. With 5 folded maps in endpaper pocket and 6 plates. Interior very good - clean and tightly bound. Wear to cover. (loc 398).

Leather. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 4to., vii, 856 pp., illustrated with graphs, charts, engravings, and numerous (27), large folding maps. Bound in period half leather with marbled paper over boards; with title on the spine in gilt. Marbled end papers and all edges marbled. Moderate edge wear, with the boards mildly rubbed. The joints are rubbed thru at the top third. Text and maps are Fine. A Very Good or better copy. *** There is a small note in pencil that this copy belonged to Congressman John Humphrey Small, from Washington, North Carolina. Small served as chairman of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. ***.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 464pp; black leather binding with gilt lettering on front cover. Lacking spine backstrip and portion of leather on front board. Detached rear board with paper hinge. Contents clean and textually unmarked; no library stamps. Not a reprint. VERY RARE RESOURCE WITH LARGE ORIGINAL FOLDED MILITARY RECONNAISSANCE MAP IN REAR POCKET. CONDITION OF MAP IS VERY GOOD. Owner's name written on front blank endpaper. Marbled page edges and marbled endpapers. Faint dampstain at very top portion of initial section.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good gilt-stamped dark green cloth; softening to spine ends; small knick to cloth by head of spine; browning to textblock edges; foxing along top edge; pages clean; binding tight; photo illustrations throughout; foldout map present.

Condition: Fine in All Aspects. 1930 New York, 1st edn, 412pp, illus, gilt moose on cover. The classic on Dall sheep, grizzly, caribou and moose. No finer title available on the subject. Sheldon spent months in Alaska and the Yukon hunting its game.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, xxv, 412 pgs, folding map in rear, index, appendices, photo illustrations. Publisher's green cloth with gilt moose head and titles on cover, gilt spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Near fine with minor rubbing to spine ends and corners. Interior is clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The author was a life-long hunter, sportsman, and conservationist. His hunting expeditions focused most often on the various species of North American wild sheep. For his Alaskan adventures and explorations he hired the great and famous Harry Karstens. The 1906 expedition took him to the base of Mt. McKinley. In 1907-08, he went to the head of the Toklat River. His experiences drove his later efforts to protect the land as a national park. Although his hunting and exploration parties included others, he preferred to hunt and examine game alone, without the interfering presence of others. His hunting partners included noted naturalists, hunters, and artists, including Cart Rungius. Charles Sheldon is rightly considered the father of Denali National Park; it was his vision and plan that resulted in the passing of federal legislation establishing the park in 1917. This is a great hunting, adventure, and exploration narrative of enduring value and interest.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 412 pages; Few very minor spots on covers. Touch of foxing at title page. Folding map in rear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 412 pages; Folding map in rear.

Condition: VG. 1888 first edition. from Bulletin of the US Fish Commission, volume VIII. 4to later plain wraps. 92p. one Very Large foldout map. 1 photo plates (of which a few fold out ) . VG Plus.