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Publication Date: 1900
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
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.
Published by United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, Washington, DC, 1900
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 590 pages. Five sections by the authors listed above are titled; 1] A Reconnaissance in the Sushitna BAsin and adjacent territory, Alaska, in 1898; 2] A reconnaissance in southerwestern Alaska in 1898; 3] A reconnaissance from Resurrection Bay to the Tanana River, Alaska, in 1898; 4] A reconnaissance of a part of Prince William Sound and the Copper River district, Alaska, in 1898; 5] A reconnaissance in the White and Tanana river basins, Alaska, in 1898. All plates present, including the five folded plates in the rear pocket. Bound in original dark cloth with letting and cover illustration in gilt. Small bookplate and Mountain Fuel Supply Company stamp on the front endpaper. Spots of mottling to the covers. A very good copy. Book.