Despatch from Professor D'Arcy Thompson forwarding a Report on his Mission to Behring Sea in 1897 / Joint Statement of Conclusions signed by the British, Canadian, and United States' Delegates respecting the Fur-Seal Herd frequenting the Pribyloff Islands in Behring Sea / Joint Statement of Conclusions respecting the Fur Seal Herd frequenting the Pribilof Islands in Bering Sea.

Together three items. First editions. Folio. 1 - pp. [i], 15; very good in self-wrappers, stitched as issued, dust-soiling to final page; 2 - pp. [i], 5; very good in self-wrappers, stitched as issued, dust-soiling to final page; 3 - pp. 10; very good in original wrappers, stitched as issued. United States. Nos. 1 & 2 (1898) C (first two items). D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson represented the British Government at the international enquiry into the fur seal trade in 1896-7. He accompanied several expeditions to the Bering Straits, and the first item is one of a series of official British Parliamentary papers containing his findings. The second item is another British Parliamentary paper with conclusions of the international enquiry into the fur seal industry, which found that the populations inhabiting the Pribyilof Islands had declined since 1884 due to sealing activities. The third item appears to be a deluxe version of the second, reset and printed on high quality paper.