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Features: South Nahanni River Valley Expedition - a canoe-and-climb journey in Canada's Northwest Territories; Exploration of Today's World; Martin and Osa Johnson - exploration was their way of life; Arnold Hauerslev-Haverlee - an unorthodox explorer; Continued Exploration of Venus; Medical Detective in Africa - solution of an explosive medical mystery in Mali; Meteorites and Man-made Satellites - when they fall to earth; Observing Marine Mammals in Alaska - students gain field experience; Goal - to Penetrate Tibet - a hazardous 19th century attempt - Mr. T.T. Cooper. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
250 pages. Author's inscription and signature upon title page. Map endpapers. "True-life story of author's father's life, beginning in South Africa during the Boer War, moving to Alaska, then to New York, Buffalo, Kansas, San Fransisco, Vancouver and back to Alaska. Based upon letters written to subject's family." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked in glossy illustrated boards. Excellent copy. Book
Incisione inserita nell'opera "A New, Royal, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Including All the Late Important Discoveries Made by the English, and Other Celebrated Navigators .. History and Description of the Whole World... Likewise the Essence of the Voyages of the Most Enterprising Navigators..." edita a Londra da J. Cooke nel gennaio del 1787
Incisione inserita nell'opera "A New, Royal, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Including All the Late Important Discoveries Made by the English, and Other Celebrated Navigators .. History and Description of the Whole World... Likewise the Essence of the Voyages of the Most Enterprising Navigators..." edita a Londra da J. Cooke nel gennaio del 1787
Washington, Smithsonian institution, 1937. In 8°, PP XI+431n. Brossura originale. Numerose illustrazioni in nero fuori testo, alcune tavole più volte ripiegate.
Wear to extremites. Binding not tight. Occasional foxing. Previous owner's inscriptions to half-title and title pages. Folding panorama has small tears and inexpert tape repair; Story of the investigation into massive volcanic eruptions in Southern Alaska with black and white and color photos. Fold-out panorama in front and fold-out map in rear, bound in ; B&W & Color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 341 pages
90 pages. Profusely illustrated in black and white. "A concise, fact-filled resource book for anyone interested in the fishing industry. Covering every major fishing port from San Francisco to Kodiak, Alaska... offers detailed information about fishing and cannery work - where the the jobs are, who hires, what the work is like and how much you should expect to earn." - from back cover. Above-average soiling and wear externally. Contents sound and unmarked. A pleasant throwback to more prosperous times of the northwest commercial fishery. Book
194 pages. Average wear. Binding intact. Bright gilt lettering upon front board and spine. Children's scribbling upon blank leaves at end of book. Book
Features: Accursed and frightful Potter's Point - a look at the forerunners, and many times the sires of the later colorful and often dangerous people who made the Old West famous; Mud Glacier Gold - Marcum's lost gold in Alaska; Village of my red brother - Mormon Indian missionaries; Seattle's Little-known Dymano - Hans Pederson and the early development of Seattle; Battle of Prairie Dog Creek; The Solid Muldoon; Ghostly Fort Dilts; Coal Oil Jimmy's Gang; Geronimo's Long Debt for a Pony - Jimmy Stevens; Missouri Scout - Greyson Welsh; and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Magazine
Browning to endpapers, as from a DJ; All edges gilt. Decorative boards with gilt lettering and gilt pictorial design ; 8vo; 410 pages
pp. 337 + 12 Color chromolithograph plates of birds, drawn by Robert & John L. Ridgway. The great bird plates have some damp stain, but could be easily washed. + Plus 9 line drawn plates of fish. Folio. Disbound. Arctic Series of Publications issued in Connection with the Signal Service, U.S. Army, No. III. The bird illustrators deserve special note. Robert Ridgway (1850-1929) was one America's leading ornithologists. At the age of 17, he was appointed zoologist on a geological survey of the 40th parallel. From 1874 until his death, he served as ornithologist and curator of the Smithsonian Institute. Ridgway established a system of color standards and nomenclature that is still used today. Robert's younger brother John was chief illustrator for United States Geological Survey and an artist for the California Institute of Technology and Carnegie Institution of Washington. Check References: Nissen, ZBI, 4184 and 2962; Bennett, p. 107; Wickersham 7836; Ricks p. 222; Arctic Bibliography 18091 & 18092; Ayer Zimmer, pages. 463 & 643 644. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W155
58 pages. Dozens of great black and white photos. Features: Great vintage ads including Alaska salmon, Remington ammo, Ketchikan Spruce Mills, and many more; The opening of the Hart Highway in B.C.; I Saw Soapy Smith of Skagway Killed - Frank H. Reid gave his life to rid the city of organized anarchy - many photos with article; He Wrestled a Wolf; Blarney Stone at Sitka; Dawson; From Ketchikan to Barrow; Sourdough Pete (cartoon); The S.S. Humboldt; Honk the caribou - an honorary member of the Army; and more. Complete and intact. Above-average wear. Bit of writing on front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
42 pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Pounding Waves and Creaking Timbers - first of three chapters of "Master of the Moonrise"; The Whistle Pig - the marmot that scared the bear did not heed its own warning; Frontier Town - a Ketchikan old-timer who was there in 1898 presents some interesting recollections; No One at Home at Kulukak - Silence, complete, awful silence in a remote place can be a terrible thing; First Impressions - The first of two chapters of "Cannery Village"; and more. Unmarked. Moderate evidence of moisture exposure. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
192 pages. A very informative vintage driving travel guide to the entire province of British Columbia and parts beyond, complete with black and white photos and dozens of sensational ads for tourist-related service businesses. Unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Take a wonderful step back in time! Book
184 pages. Index. Thirty-one pages of black and white photographic plates. Signed and inscribed by Hinton upon front free endpaper. Presents the Yukon's lively history from the gold rush through to construction of the Alaska Highway. Average wear. Binding intact. Some sunning to back strip. A sound copy. Book
60pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Passage of House Joint Resolution 205 marks new era for Alaska; Her Name is Salty - first of six chapters of "Trolling Poles"; The Stikine River; Caribou Hunt - grizzlies were around but hard to find on this northern British Columbia trip; Nine Polar Bears - for Eskimos to see a herd of polar bears is a rare event; Hunt Wolves in September; Log Cabin Home; and more. Covers loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
30 pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Main Trails and Bypaths; Alaska's Copper Currency - the value of the 'tinneh' or chief's copper, was determined by its history; Through Alaska's Back Door - life takes on new interest for those who travel the arduous route to Alaska via its little-used 'back door'; Soapy Smith - the fourth of a series of eight chapters on "The Klondikers"; We Nearly Conquered Saint Elias - this party encountered crevasses, almost impossible ledges and a blizzard atop an 18,000-foot mountain; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
171 pages. Contents include: The Polar Oceans Progarm of the Alaska SAR Facility; Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Training Requirements in Arctic Canada; Topographic Data and Satellite Spectral Response in Subarctic High-Relief Terrain Analysis; Monitoring the Water Bodies of the Mackenzie Delta by Remote Sensing Methods; Operational Remote Sensing of Sea Ice; Remote Sensing of the Sea Surface Temperatures for Aquaculture Planning in Northern Norway; Remote Sensing of Permafrost by Ground-Penetrating radar at Two Airports in Arctic Canada; Mapping Muskox Habitat in the Canadian High Arctic with SPOT Satellite Data; Calibration of Aerial Thermal Infrared Imagery for Walrus Population Assessment; Detection and Classification of Muskox Habitat on Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, Using Landsat Thematic Mapper Data; An Assessment of Bison Habitat in the Mills/Mink Lakes area, Northwest Territories; Preliminary Geologic Interpretation of SAR Data, Yellowknife-Hearne Lake Area; Monitoring Natural Vegetation in Southern Greenland Using NOAA AVHRR and Field Measurements; Satellite Geological Mapping of the Yellowknife Volcanic Belt; Measuring Climatc State Variables from SAR images of Sea Ice - The SIMS SAR validation site in Lancaster Sound; The Role of Imaging Radar in the Development of the Canadian Arctic - Background and applications; The Use of AVHRR Thermal infrared imagery to determine sea ice thickness withing the Chukchi Polyna; In Situ Measurements of Micro-Scale Surface Roughness of Sea Ice; Derivation of Snow Water Equivalent in Boreal Forests Using Microwave Radiometry; Lake and River Ice Investigations in Northern Manitoba using airborne SAR Imagery; Location and Areal Extent of Polynyas in the Bering and Chukchi Seas. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
32 pages. Index. Index of advertisers. Report of President, Captain Jas. W. Watt; Photos of five guild officials; Pen Picture of a typical American Sailor - an article by Meyer Berger from a New York paper; Port of Vancouver, B.C.; Steamboat Round the Bend, by H.L. Sacret - working on the Mackenzie River; Forty Years Ago on the B.C. Coast; Captain Oliver Williams - Coast Superintendant; Great photo of Union Bay coaling berths; Steam is Far From Finished; Jemmy Jones, Mariner Extraordinary. Union Steamships link the Coast Communities of British Columbia; Norwegian Honour for British Crew - the SS. Chelohsin; Captain Thomas Rippon - Respected Brother Passes; Vancouver Built - SS. Alaska, Hull No. 1 of the Coughlan Yards of False Creek; Whence Came the McMillans - a man goes overboard in October 1900; Captain Ernie Landheim Joins Pilots; Great photo of the large (Searle?) Grain Elevator on Fraser River, New Westminster; There Was Money in Privateering - The Harmsworth Cup; Shipmasters who became Shipowners; Yo Ho and a Bottle of Rum; Obituaries. Average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound copy. An informative and engaging read. Book
This listing consists of pages 1-4 and 11-14 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Kidnapping of John S. Labatt; many international stories; Saanich will hold 65th annual fair in September; Cameron Lake photo; Photo of Father Bernard R. Hubbard mountain climbing in Alaska; Editorial page; Large ad for Standard Furniture Co.; Razing of main classroom structure of Corrig College in Victoria; Vacation page; photo of Dr. William Beebe and his steel diving ball; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
This listing consists of pages 1-6 and 13-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Lindbergh kidnapping news; Federal by-election results; Optimistic B.C. mining stats; Nome Alaska razed by fire; Editorial page; Ada Mackenzie medalist in Canadian golf; Business page; Cartoon page; two pages of classified ads; David Spencer Limited ads; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear. Above-average soiling, especially to back page. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
64 pages. Features: Cover photo Nome, Alaska resident Alfred Nakak; The Anik Satellite - a hard re-entry; Multitude of strikes at the Canadian Post Office; British Columbia's Mediation Act and Labour; Stuart (Stu) Griffiths of Bushnell Communications; Chicago - Turning Against the Gangs; Richard L. Barkley - the respectable rioter; Middle East - Between Hope and Menace; Nigeria - The Unconquerable Ibos; Alaska - The Great Land of Boom or Doom - article with six pages of great color photos; The Vanishing World of trapper Joe Delia; Review of movie "Joe" starring Peter Boyle; Passing of Dr. Eric Berne, George V. Allen, John J. Anthony, Lieut. General Leslie R. Groves and L. Wolf Gilbert; Kirk Kerkorian's Cold Streak; VD - a national emergency; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: D&RGW 3600's out of Minturn - nice photos and article; Railroad News Photos; Steam News Photos; Night photo of Chicago & Elgin No. 320 with text; The Finest Train in the World - the short-lived Golden Gate Special - article with fine photos; Three photos of the Hillcrest Lumber Company No. 10 Climax running between Honeymoon Bay, Mesatchie Lake, and the Canadian National-Esquimalt & Nanaimo Interchange at Lake Cowichan, B.C.; Trains Go to Alaska - 3 - Uncle Sam's Railroad Experiment - what happened because land grants were taboo; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: The BIG story - how to fill empty cars - unless rates are revised, the industry may expire - long article; Winter over White Pass; America's Success Railroad; Railroad News Photos; Steam News Photos; Trains Go to Alaska - 1 - Super photos, text and map; Stuart Saunders and his money making machine - 4 years at the throttle of Norfold & Western (N&W) - long article with photos; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Railroad News Photos; Steam News Photos; What a railroad does best - Louisville & Nashville's coal moving operation between Paradise (on the Green River in western Kentucky) and Widow's Creek (on the Tennessee River in Northern Alabama) - text, photos and map; A Tale of Two Freight Trains - Extra 3045 North and No. 75 - long article with photos and map; photo section; Trains Go to Alaska - 4 - Cold War Railroading - how Khrushchev holds down the Alaska Railroad's operating ratio; The Longest Short Line in the Smallest State - The Narragansett Pier Railroad; and more. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
