THE WILDERNESS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST ISLANDS; A Hunter's Experiences While Searching for Wapiti, Bears, and Caribou on the Larger Coast Islands of British Columbia and Alaska

Sheldon, Charles

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1912

About this Item

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, xvi, 246 pgs, frontis with tissue, index, appendices, illustrations and 5 maps (1 folding). Top edge gilt. Decorated green cloth, gilt titles on spine and cover, gilt decoration (a Montegue Island bear) on cover. First Printing (Sept., 1912). CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Only minor shelf rubbing, else VG+. Interior has Christmas, 1912 gift inscription for a previous owner, else clean and tight. OVERALL, VG+ to near fine. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Author's hunting adventures based on the author's daily journal entries during his hunts, very readable style. A great Northland hunting book; especially when paired with the author's other books, The Wilderness Of The Upper Yukon and The Wilderness of Denali. Sheldon used annotations from his daily journals to recount his experiences as a hunter. Most often he hunted alone into country for which he was the first to explore; no one to tell him where to go, how to get there, or what to expect upon his arrival. In this volume, he visits, among others, Vancouver Island, Montague Island, Admiralty Island, and the Queen Charlotte Islands. Seller Inventory # 580186

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE WILDERNESS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST ...

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

Publication Date: 1912

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition