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Sale 441: Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps & Atlases (#441) 11/18/2010 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Lot #67 Our Arctic Province: Alaska and the Seal Islands

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$62.50

Estimate: $100 - $150

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Title:

Our Arctic Province: Alaska and the Seal Islands

Author:

Elliott, Henry W.

Place Published:

New York

Publisher:

Charles Scribner's Sons

Date Published:

1887

Description:

xv, [1], 473 pp. Profusely illustrated, including 5 maps, 1 folding. (8vo) later black half morocco, spine gilt, top edge gilt. Second Edition

Account of Alaska and the Pribilof Islands by "Fur Seal Elliott," who first went north in 1872 to gather information for the Smithsonian Institution, and spent much of the rest of his life lobbying for the preservation of fur seals in Alaska.

Condition:

A touch of wear; short repaired stub tear to folding map; near fine.

Item#:

218122

Headline:

Our Arctic Province: Alaska and the Seal Islands
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