Description: This large, beautifully bound first edition of the Report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of December 11, 1884 by Lieut P.H. Ray is from the personal library of N.S. Galleher, an Assistant to the Librarian of Congress at the time. Published by Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885. It’s extensively illustrated with plates, colored engravings, photos and map/sketches. Measures 11 ¼” x 9” x 2” First edition. 4to. pp. [i], 695; chromolithograph frontis. of expedition building, 10 photo. plates, 2 chromolilthographs of birds, one lithograph of shells, 7 wood-eng. plates of artefacts or natural history, one folding map; Complete with all leaves and plates. Some foxing. Spine with raised bands stamped in gold with title, author, and N.S. Galleher, partially detached, half bound with pebbled leather. Marbled boards, edges and end papers. Cracked hinge and a few detached pages. Please see pics. This will be carefully packed and shipped USPS Priority Mail.
Price: 125 USD
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
End Time: 2025-01-21T02:21:25.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: PH Ray
Publisher: US Government Printing Office
Topic: Historical
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
