Report of Winfield S. Schley... Commanding Greely Relief Expedition of 1884. by Schley, Winfield S - 1887

Washington: GPO, 1887. Contains a detailed report on the expedition of the Bear, Thetis and Alert; the personnel, provisions, itineraries... trip into Smith Sound, rescue of Greely and companions at Cape Sabine; notes on the condition of rescued men... Arctic Bib. 18385. With detailed descriptions of the grisly conditions of the rescued men. Inscription ticket of anthropologist and explorer E.W. Ruttenber tipped in. Bookplate of Windsor Library Association on front pastedown, no other library markings. Light cover wear, contents in very good condition, with plates and maps clean and fresh.. 4to. 75 pp. plus many plates and maps.