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Features: Dead Men's Diggings - Diamon seekers in British Guiana; Hunting down the Black Jack Gang in the South-West United States (Part 2); Bush Pilots of the Northlands - the far north of Canada and Alaska - photos; The Golden Chain - a delicious story from Malaya by a Quantas engineer; Unlucky Ship - the Ecola; The Silent Killer - a python story; Phases of Life from all over the world - kilometre eight in Venezuela; Stretton's Luck - Gold Prospecting in Sokoto, Nigeria; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Front cover partially loose. A worthy copy. Book
30 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos Features: Cover photo of Barbara Young of Haines, Alaska; Arrival of the Salvation Army in Skagway in 1898; Train trip to Nenana aboard the Aurora, more fondly referred to as the "Moose Gooser"; Know Your Husky Dogs; Airline Formula for Better Business; Life at the University of Alaska; Photo of Joan Studdart enroute from Ireland aboard the CPR liner Empress of France; Pictorial Report of Alaska Day at the Chicago Fair of 1950; Photo of line of Atlantic City pageant contestants includes Maxine Cothern, Alaska's candidate; Photo of infant George Stanley Laughline entering Alaska after a trip from Hillsboro, IL; Nice vintage ads for local businesses; Recipes; Personal ads. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
176 pages. Index. "Early in his career, Harold Pfeiffer, an accomplished Canadian portrait sculptor, made it his mission to complete bronze portraits of native people from Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Siberia before they were irrevocably changed by contact with modern civilization... This book celebrates his art and life." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
A reproduction of the original 1909 edition of the Alaska - Yukon - Pacific Exposition Number of the Centralia Daily Chronicle. Slight edge wear to cover. 10"w x 14 1/8"h. Unpaginated.
Boards a bit darkened and with light wear to extremities; Collected diary entries from a trip to Alaska in 1918-19 undertaken by Kent and his son. Illustrated by the author. Kent's first book; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 217 pages
Lot of 8 four-page menus from the S.S. Yukon Star, each measuring 8.5" x 5.5" and featuring a charming color cover illustrations of a notable Alaskan dog, with brief write-ups of each dog on back page. Dogs include: Blizzard - owned by Slim Williams; Two Husky puppies; Wolf - raced by Mary Joyce in the Alaska Dog Derby; Cheechako - owned by Lieutenant Colonel Francis E. Maslin; Rye - given to the Army at Chilkoot Barracks by Mary Joyce; Mageik - Father Hubbard's famous sled dog; Jack - racing dog owned by Grover Bayless of Fairbanks; and Smokey - a favorite among forty army dogs formerly stationed at Chilkoot Barracks. Undated, possibly late 1940s. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely collection. Book
208 pages. Index. Footnotes. "A unique collection of over 320 original maps of explorers and navigators from four centuries of voyages and overland treks of exploration and discovery to the northwest coast, plus native maps, and a host of others selected for their interest and historical significance." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent example of this wonderful work. Book
82 pages. Features: Harry Shuler Dent; An ABM Primer; Alaska Wildfires; The impoverished Havasupai tribe; Las Vegas reaches a new pinnacle of preposterousnous; Rockefeller's tour of Central and South America; The Lesson of Ben Het in Vietnam; Land for South Vietnam's peasants; Ad for the VW Squareback sedan; Heroin deaths in NYC; Oriole pitcher Dave McNally; Are courts more severe with black defendants; Reinforcement Therapy; Singer Tom Jones - article with photo; The Jackson brothers hog hollering in Spivery's Corner NC; Diagram illustrates bioaccumulation of toxins; The Art of Henry Tanner; Sex as a Spectator Sport - changing sexual attitudes in the U.S.; Conversations on the new Eroticism - article which includes photo of Billy Graham in Times Square smut shop; Article on bank credit cards; Copycat ads; Oakland Raider Art Powell starts successful business Black & Brown Trading Stamp Co.; and much more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
12mo [20 x 13.5 cm]; x, 352, [viii, ads] pp. original pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, edge lightly rubbed, else a fine clean copy, presentation inscription from the author. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Ricks p33 cites this 1st edition of 1889. A narrative of the author's travels by rail, boat, etc, with description of the various places he passed through including Yellowstone Park, Grand Canyon, geysers, Mount Tacoma, Vancouver Island, steamship to Alaska, Cook's Inlet, forests, animal life, seals, hunting, climate, gambling in Alaska, native people, schools, Fort Wrangel, native dwellings, mastodons in Alaska, glaciers, bears, salmon, Glacier Bay, Sitka, contrast to Russian Sitka, Prince of Wales Island, Rocky mountains, etc. An attractive copy for the first edition, inscribed from the author
Cm. 30, bella legatura in tela rigida editoriale decorata a rilievo con scene animate e scritte in oro, pag. XVI, 646 (2). Manca la carta geografica della calotta polare. Con 343 incisioni nel testo, molte a piena pagina. Piacevolissima raccolta delle esplorazioni più celebri delle zone polari dal 1853 al 1879. Ottimo esemplare.
In-8, tela editoriale; ai risguardi è disegnata la mappa con il percorso della spedizione compiuta dall’A. (il Senatore Young) ed altri due compagni, all’interno dei territori dell’Alaska e dello Yukon. Il volume, di pp. (14), 273,(V), è ben illustrato nel t. da numerose immagini fotografiche in b.n. e da cartine geografiche. "Prima edizione". Ben conservato.
Book is in excellent condition in black cloth with gilt at spine, handsome map endpapers. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 369 pages, heavily illustrated with maps, b&w photos of tools, persons, sites, line drawings.
pp. 226 + 11 Color chromolithograph plates of birds, drawn by Robert & John L. Ridgway; and Giles Lithograph & Liberty Printing Co., New York. The great bird plates have some damp stain, but could be easily washed. + Plus 15 line drawn plates of fish. Folio. Most of the original full leather binding remains, but it is best to consider this as disbound. Arctic Series of Publications issued in Connection with the Signal Service, U.S. Army, No. II. 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. W155
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
Carta geografica raffigurante il tratto di costa dell'Alaska esplorato dal Capitano Cook durante il suo terzo viaggio a bordo della Resolution il giorno 12 maggio del 1778. Nell'angolo in basso a destra in riquadro graduato particolare della baia di Samgano Odha.Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) fu uno dei più importanti cartografi del tardo XVIII secolo. Nel 1773 succedette a Jacques Bellin come cartografo reale in Francia.
8vo; 46 pages; First edition. Somewhat scarce self-published booklet. Edgeworn, water stain in margins. Good condition. (AMR-26-2) xx
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
