2 volumes including Appendix volume. ix, [1], 333; 375, [1] pp. 1st work with 16 charts (13 of them folding) & 13 sheets of coastal views (all but 1 folding); 2nd work with 28 charts on 7 folding, double-page sheets & 12 meteorological plates. 1st is 11½x7¾, half calf & marbled boards; 2nd is 11½x8¾, black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Second Edition.

The second of the Alaska Coast Pilots, following on George Davidson's pilot of 1869. The appendix volume was issued in 1879, four years before the pilot itself. In addition to meteorological information, the appendix contains a lengthy and valuable "Partial List of Charts, Maps, and Publications Relating to Alaska and the Adjacent Regions," pp.163-374. Laid into the pilot are two supplemental notices to mariners.