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Dall, William H.. Alaska and Its Resources. Lee and Shepard, Boston, 1870.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: An ex-library copy bound in heavy green library copy lettered in gold. The usual ex-libris markings, and lacking the folding map. The binding is sound and the text is clean/unmarked. A solid reading/reference copy of the 627-page first edition, but NO FOLDING MAP.
Seller: Row By Row Bookshop, Sugar Grove, NC, U.S.A.
Dall, William H.. Alaska and Its Resources. Lee and Shepard, Boston, 1870.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in dark green cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorations, xii + 627 pages, folding map at end and other illustrations; internally clean and unmarked, map with no faults; binding shows light rubs at edges, front inner hinge is ugly (apparently from old glue repair attempt) but the binding is still reasonably solid; previous owner name on front blank
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Dall, William H.. Alaska and Its Resources. Lee and Shepard, Boston, 1870.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in dark green cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorations, xii + 627 pages, folding map at end and other illustrations; internally clean and unmarked, map with 6-inch tear [with no loss] in ocean area to left side; binding shows light rubs at edges, front inner hinge tastefully reinforced [not ugly] and the binding is reasonably solid; previous owner bookplate on front pastedown
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Dall William H.. Alaska and its ressources. Lee and Shepard, Boston, 1870.
Price: US$225.47 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Full cloth, rebacked keeping the original back, xii, 627, (1) p., illustrations, folding map, 23,5 cm. A very good and solid copy
Seller: Librairie Michel Morisset, (CLAQ, ABAC, ILAB), Magog, QC, Canada
Dall, William H.. ALASKA AND ITS RESOURCES. Lee and Shepard Publishers, Boston, 1870.
Price: US$262.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo; 627 pages; Green cloth covers with light rubbing, small bit of staining, and light wear. Folding map present in the rear and is in excellant condition. Bookplate of Walter Rutherford Peterson on inside front cover.
Seller: Circle City Books, tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Dall, William. Alaska And Its Resources. Lee & Shepard, Boston, 1870.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Hardcover. Large fold-out map at the rear, richly illustrated with numerous full page engraved plates, and dozens of in-text illustrations. The appendix includes a glossary, population statistics, statistics on the fur trade in Alaska, vocabularies of the various Indian tribes, the natural history of Alaska, and an extensive bibliography. [Howes D-24; Ricks p77]. "The first major work in English on Alaska . as an account of Alaska's potential and the attitude toward Alaska in the early years, the work was and is essential" (Ricks). Light shelf/edge wear, light wear at head and tail, front joint starting, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Pebbled green cloth, gilt lettering and decorative elements, brown paper endpages, frontispiece, tissueguards. 8vo. 627pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Bibliography. Appendices.
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
DALL, WILLIAM H.. Alaska And Its Resources. Lee & Shepard, Boston, 1870.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Original large octavo bound in green pebble grained cloth with decoration in gilt to the front panel and decoration and lettering in gilt to the spine. All edges beveled. Faint shadow of a previous owner at the top of the title page. The book is quite large, coming in at 627 pages. There is a large fold-out map at the rear. Illustrated throughout with many full page engraved plates, all with tissue guards, including the frontispiece, and dozens of in-text illustrations. This volume is extremely clean, bright and solid. It is so common with book of this size to see damage at the hinges. This volume has no damage and is in remarkable condition. This volume comes from the collection of acclaimed aviator, sailor, and adventurer, Steve Fossett. After his untimely death in 2007, his vast collection of travel and exploration books was placed at auction. This volume has Steve Fossett's book-plate on the front free endpaper. Near Fine.
Seller: First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB, Walkersville, MD, U.S.A.