Softcover. Anchorage, AK, The Alaska Historical Society, 1st thus, 1992, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 156 pages, soft cover. Covers are generally in good condition, though one small closed tear is present on the top corner of the rear cover. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W illustrations throughout. This monograph presents the results of a complex study of the site of the winter camp of the Bering expedition in Komandor Bay of Bering Island, in 1741-42. Clean copy. Record # 33790
Hardcover. London, Readex Microprint, reprint, 1966, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 331 pages, hardcover. Covers are significantly bumped near the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright, and the binding is solid. This is a reprint of an 1868 book, with original B&W illustrations throughout. In 1864, the Russian government granted permission to the Western Union Telegraph Company to make a survey for a possible telegraph line extending from British Columbia through what was then called Russian America (Alaska)... One of the participants was Frederick Whymper, a young English adventurer, writer, and artist, who joined the expedition and wrote Travel and Adventure in the Territory of Alaska, one of the earliest and best accounts of Alaska during the transition from a Russian to an American possession. Previous owner wrote two short notes on the inside back cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33785
Hardcover. New York, Henry Holt, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 304 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket with light wear. Clean, tight copy. Record # 613716