Reports to the Secretary of the Treasury, in Relation to the Condition of Sea Life on the Fur-Seal Rookeries of the Pribilof Islands and to Pelagic Sealing in Bering Sea and the Pacific Oceans (Atlas volume only)

Published by Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1896

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Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)

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Oblong quarto (9 1/2 x 12"). 46 leaves. Modern 3/4 burgundy cloth over decorative paper covered boards. [1] leaf (of 2) (List of Illustrations), 45 (of 46) leaves (Plates). This atlas volume was published to accompany the two text volumes (missing in this offer) of "Reports to the Secretary of the Treasury, in Relation to the Condition of Sea Life on the Fur-Seal Rookeries of the Pribilof Islands and to Pelagic Sealing in Bering Sea and the Pacific Oceans." It presents 45 (of 46) b/w photographic reproductions of several rookeries located on two of the Bering Sea Islands, and documents the gruesome methods employed in the late 19th century for killing fur seals. The photographs numbered 42 to 46 are rather graphic and depict the seal killing that took place at St Paul Island on July 1895. 29 of the 45 photographic plates contained in this atlas are folded (some multi-folded) and linen-backed. Back cover water-stained. Title page is missing. Plate 40 is missing, as well as the folded part of plate 41. Sporadic water-staining along outer margin of plates (not affecting photographs). Closed tear at lower margin of plates 42 to 46, with more water-staining along edges. Binding in overall good- to good, interior in fair to good condition.…

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Title
Reports to the Secretary of the Treasury, in Relation to the Condition of Sea Life on the Fur-Seal Rookeries of the Pribilof Islands and to Pelagic Sealing in Bering Sea and the Pacific Oceans (Atlas volume only)
Author
Townsend, C. H. et al.; US Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries
Publisher
Government Printing Office, Washington DC
Publication year
1896
Condition
Fair-Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First edition.
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ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)

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Since 1985 we offer individual books for sale from our inventory of 150,000 rare, out-of-print and antiquarian volumes on many topics, with an emphasis on Judaica, Hebraica, Bibles and rabbinics, the fine and decorative arts, architecture, photography, textile and wallpaper sample books, Bauhaus and the avant garde, expressionist dance, Olympic Games and sport, the ancient near-east and archeology, erotica, illustrated and foreign-language books, especially German, Yiddish, Polish and Hebrew, as well as books from the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich, plus Russian constructivist materials. We create book collections, both large and small, for individuals, decorators, archives and libraries¿currently available: a 10,000-volume research collection on Judaica in the German language. In addition, we maintain a beguiling selection of original works of art and photography. Eric Chaim Kline provides appraisal services for estate, insurance and tax purposes, often helping to match book donors with libraries and museums. We purchase books of merit and entire collections; we also take books on consignment with favorable terms. We are a rental source for movie and tv production, occasionally providing the prop on which the plot turns. Traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe, Eric Chaim Kline has been buying and selling old and rare books since the 1980¿s, when in graduate school at Brandeis University. Proprietor of bookshops in several Los Angeles locations since 1985, he hosts visitors by appointment in our lively bookstore and ships books to collectors, libraries and museums worldwide. Kline occasionally lectures on topics in book collecting and Jewish studies. He sponsors the annual Bibliography Award granted by the Association of Jewish Libraries and serves on the national board of the Antiquarian Booksellers¿ Association of America. We welcome your inquiries.…

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