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The History and Present Condition of the Fishery Industries. The Seal-Islands of Alaska. A Monograph of the Pribylov Group; Tenth Census of the United States
by ELLIOTT, Henry W
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Cloth covered wraps.
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: Department of the Interior. Government Printing Office, 1881. First Edition. Stiff wraps. Very Good/Cloth covered wraps.. Maps by Henry Elliott. Prepared under the direction of Francis A. Walker, Superintendent of the Census. 4to. Pp. 176. With 29 plates of b&w photos and diagrams, two color maps, and twelve sketch maps. Glossary. Maroon cloth softcover binding with gilt lettering on front cover. Slight dampstain to lower corner of preliminaries. Crease to front cover from having been folded-back. Wear with minor loss to head and tail of faded spine. Contemporary ownership name on the front pastedown. In sum, a presentable copy, better than most we've seen. Now protected with a new, removable acrylic cover. Contains the author's observations of the seal-rookeries of St. Paul and St. George Islands, 1872 to 1876. With notes and explanatory matter on the sea lion -- Eumetopias stelleri -- and the walrus of the Bering Sea -- Odoboenus obesus, as well as a history and description of the people of the Pribylov Islands. ARCTIC BIB., 4544; RICKS, p. 93; WICKERSHAM, 8764. Bookseller inventory R10182X21B.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34
- Title
- The History and Present Condition of the Fishery Industries. The Seal-Islands of Alaska. A Monograph of the Pribylov Group; Tenth Census of the United States
- Author
- ELLIOTT, Henry W
- Illustrator
- Maps by Henry Elliott
- Format/Binding
- Stiff wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Cloth covered wraps.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Department of the Interior. Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
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Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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