THE OLD OREGON COUNTRY A History of Frontier Trade, Transportation, and Travel. Bloomington: Indiana Univ, 1950. First Edition. Book. Original wrappers edition. Royal 8vo printed wraps. 348pp. Illus. Maps. Extensive bibliography, which includes manuscripts, federal & state gov't docs, newspapers, periodical literature, & books (which include printed docs, booklets, brochures, directories, guides, scrapbooks, etc.). Index. A very scholarly & thorough survey; a Pacific Northwest classic history. Sections on Fur Trade, Agricultural Frontier, Mineral Empire, Monopoly Era (steamships; stagecoaches, railroads). Near bottom of front cover, price has been carefully struck over with short stroke of felt pen, near fine. Scarce. Smith S773. Tweney 85, 6-guns 2433 (#1204158) $36.47
3835. Winther, Oscar. THE RISE OF METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES, 1870 - 1900 (Signed). Huntington Library, San Marino, 1947, 1947. First Thus. Book. Separate offprint. Printed wraps. (15pp). Brief presentation signed by Winther on cover. Very scarce. Vg. Not in Rocq. (#0411159) $32.80
3836. Winthrop, Theodore. THE CANOE AND THE SADDLE A Critical Edition (Signed). Lincoln: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 2006. First Thus. Book. Pictorial wraps. 236 pp. Illustrated with several photos. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Signed & dated in year of publication by the editor of this edition, Paul J. Lindholdt, who also wrote the Introduction. In 1853, Winthrop toured "the territories of California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia... This critical edition is the first in over half a century & offers readers the original text with a narrative overview of the nature and culture of the Pacific Northwest..." Fine, like new. W584, Smith 11130, Whale 1713. (#0903161) $24.30
3837. Wisconsin Northwoods) Rhinelander & Monico. ORIGINAL LUMBER MILL PHOTOS. n.p.: n.p., 1906. Photographic Image. Not a book. Five original lumber mill cabinet photos, slightly sepia. 1905-06. Each 6 1/2" x 8 5/8" & on original mats. Ink/pencil info written on back of each mat. Photo #1: (sawmill with men lined up in front of it) "Picture taken 1906 Pelican River Sawmill on Pelican River approx 2 - 2 1/2 miles East or South of Rhinelander Wisconsin" Fine. Photo #2: (another sawmill with men lined up close range) 11 of 13 men named on back & "This picture taken about - 1906 at Monico Jct Wisconsin". Lower left margin stained, just into photo. Photo #3: (Monico sawmill with group of men standing/sitting close to camera) "Taken about 1905 at Monico Jct Wisconsin" & names of 16 men/boys & 4 unknowns. Great close-up group! Fine. Photo #4: (sawmill burned to ground; 3 men standing in ruins) "After Pelican River Mill fire July 1906". Fine. Photo #5: duplicate of #4: on back is written: "John J. Suche Jr". Fine. This set at one time must have belonged to a family who likely moved to the forests of the Pac NW. A rare set, especially so with locations & people identified. (#1204160) $607.80
3838. Wisconsin. HISTORY OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN containing An Account of It's Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources, an Extensive Sketch of It's Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Large 4to elegantly rebound in black cloth, simulating leather, with gilt titles / device on spine. 1,218pp. Illustrated with portraits, views, maps, & wood engravings. Marbled edges. Keep in mind that in 1881 what was "northern" Wisconsin comprised most of the state: 41 counties. A county by county treatment with much on early settlers, businesses, churches, agriculture, logging, railroads. About 30pp of general history starting with mound builders, French exploration, first missions, fur trade, English supremacy, territorial period, etc. One leaf near the back has margin loss from chips, but other than a few short edge tears, the volume is in fine condition. Rare. (#1209174) $445.72
3839. Wisconsin. ACTS OF A GENERAL NATURE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF WISCONSIN IN THE YEAR 1864, TOGETHER WITH JOINT RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS. Madison, 1864., 1864. First Edition. Book. Plain boards detached but present. 606pp. Index. Also includes list of members & officers. Text block good. Spine remains partially imprinted. (#0107177) $32.80
3840. Wisconsin) Holy Hill. GREETINGS FROM HOLY HILL. Milwaukee: E. C. Kropp Co, Printer, 1914. First Edition. Book. Oblong elegantly gilt-stamped & embossed pictorial & decorated wraps, 5 3/8" x 8", cord-tied. 24 slightly sepia plates + 2pps text. We date this booklet 1914 because the text refers to the shrine "confided" to the care of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers 8 years previous. "Holy Hill", according to websites, is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and is a destination spot receiving around 300,000 visitors a year. The centerpiece is a "minor basilica". A rare booklet; world libraries reference this book but show no copies anywhere. Remarkably fine condition with virtually no wear. (#5014055) $81.00
3841. Wisconsin) Schroeder Hotels. WAUSAU, WISCONSIN). Wausau: n.p., 1926. Paper. Original typed & signed letter on Schroeder Hotels letterhead. 6" x 7". On Oct. 25, 1926, Edwin B______ sent notice to L. E. Tone Garage in Wausau that "I since in your employ have been dishonest and estimate the amount I have taken from cash sales to be $50.00... I am very sorry of my wrong acts and if given a chance to make amends I promise to never be guilty of the same again.." Signed by the sender & two witnesses. A remarkable example of contrition "made of my own free will without promise or threat." Vg. Unusual ephemera. (#1412165) $35.02
3842. Wisconsin) Waukesha County. RURAL ROUTE DIRECTORY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, WIS. JANUARY 1911. n.p.: n.p., 1911. First Thus. Book. Printed & stapled wraps. 38pp. Illustrated with quite a number of ads. Light soiling a couple of minor stains. Vg. Very scarce. (#5014051) $32.40
3843. Wisconsin) Winnebago County. KONRAD'S RURAL DIRECTORY Winnebago County Wisconsin 1914. Oshkosh: Konrad Directory Co, 1914. First Thus. Book. Pictorial wraps. 62pp. On front cover is printed, "Compliments of New German American Bank", which is the image on the cover. Ink notations on front cover & a thumb-size ink stain not affecting text or image; long tear near binding closed; couple of edge chips; light pencil notes on back cover, which has image of "Our Fair Grounds Bank At The Winnebago County Fair". A serviceable copy. Very scarce. (#5014052) $32.40
3844. Wisconsin). A. I. Lord. INDUSTRIAL REVIEW OF SEYMOUR, WISCONSIN AND BLACK CREEK, WISCONSIN. A. I. Lord, (Milwaukee), 1900, 1900. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. Oblong printed & decorated wraps. Approx. 7" x 9 3/4". 41pp. Photos. Index of names. Railroad ad on back cover: Kewaunee Short Line, including Green Bay & Western RR, & Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western RR. The photos illustrations include a church, hotels, a machine shop, a roller mills, residences, I.O.O.F. Hall, a shoe store, portraits of important men, etc.. Ample text about these two towns. A few short tears (archivally closed) to cover, somewhat curled corners, & the wrapper covers are pulled nearly loose from the text, but the adjacent short tears have been archivally repaired. Nonetheless, good condition. Very scarce. (#5014037) $81.00
3845. Wisconsin). Jones, George O.; McVean, Norman S. HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY WISCONSIN. Minneapolis - Winona: H. C. Cooper, Jr., and Co, 1923. First Edition. Book. 1/2 leather & marbled 4to boards. 795pp. Section one (pp 1-291) is comprised of thirty-one chapters with initial ones having to do with history of region: "Early Wisconsin", "The Indians", "The Coming of the White Man", "The Fur Trade", "The Lumber Industry" "Original Land Entries". Then chapters on local politics, education, religion, commerce. And then chapters on the cities & towns (Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield, Port Edwards & Nekoosa, etc.. Concluding chapters: "Former Villages and Stations", "Miscellany". the balance of the volume are biographies & include many portraits. Biographical Index. Wear to extremities of leather & boards, but in vg condition. Hinges & joints sound. PLEASE NOTE: one gathering or signature (grouping of bound pages) were bound in upside down (and therefore appear in reverse pagination), pages 369 - 384. Very scarce item. (#1104169) $243.24
3846. Wisconsin). Sparta. FREE! FREE! DRINK WHEELON And Get a Ladies' Handsome Gold Watch Free! On October 1st, 1902, etc.. N.p., 1902. Paper. Not a book. Original small broadside, about 6" x 8 3/4". Faded green paper. "... the Coldest Fountain Drinks in Town. ASK TO SEE THE WATCH. The Palace Confectionery, Gustave Lollertz, Prop.. Sparta, Wis.". Lower right corner chipped. Nice item & framable. (#0411160) $13.12
3847. Wisconsin). BADGER HISTORY (WISCONSIN). Madison: State Historical Soc of Wisconsin, 0. First Thus. Book. Six issues, 1st thus, of the series, Badger History. Printed wraps. Illus. Titles: Wisconsin Geography, Wisconsin Historic Sites, Germans in Wisconsin, Prehistoric Indians, Archeology/Anthropology, Wisconsin Women. All fine. (#SHEL831) $10.00
3848. Wisconsin). LINCOLN COUNTY, WISCONSIN, PLAT BOOK, 1944 and large folding map of same. M & M Plat Book, Co., Merrill, 1944, 1944. First Thus. Book. Folio cloth. The closed size is 13 1/2" x 16 1/4", and the book opens to 27 1/2" wide. There are 44 numbered pages of township maps, town maps & city maps (with the city & town lots defined & numbered, but few owners are named), Properties around lakes & along rivers are allotted. Developments & subdivisions are named. Outside the towns & cities themselves, virtually all parcels of land show the names of the owners. There is also an abundance of block advertising in the book. Where else will you find places like Midget Bar ("The Biggest Little Bar in Northern Wisconsin") and also Tiny's Bar. Both were in Merrill. Yes, and believe it or not, there is a block ad for Rhode's Gesundheit Tavern. Cities & towns include Bay Mills, Bradley, Doering, Courtland, Gleason, Hathaway, Irma, Spirit Falls, & Tripoli. Lakes include Anderson, Buteau, Copper, Knight, Pesobic, Muskellunge, Silver. Rivers include of course the Wisconsin & the Tomahawk. Map legends call attention to Federal & State Highways, County Trunks, Town Roads, Unimproved Roads, Fire Lanes, Rail Roads, and Abandoned railroads. Add to these Town Halls, Schools, Churches & Cemeteries, & even Cheese Factories (I have capitalized all these from the title page for emphasis). This plat book is very, very scarce & is found in only a handful or so of libraries in Wisconsin. Truly an interesting and useful find for anyone who loves N. Wisconsin. Lincoln Co. is in northern Wisconsin and is intersected by U.S. highways 8 & 51. It remains today a beautiful area of forests, fields, farms, lakes, rivers & streams. PLUS: Large, 35" x 36" Lincoln County, Wisconsin, map. Authorized in 1939 & drawn in 1940 by Carl M. Moe. Published in 1940. A Works Progress Administration (W. P. A.) map. Very detailed map showing Town Lines, Township Lines, Private Farm Drives, Federal Highways, State Highways, County Trunks, Town Roads, Unimproved Roads & Trails, Fire Lanes, Rail Roads, Abandoned Rail Roads, Town Halls, Schools, Churches & Cemeteries, and Cheese Factories. The map includes, of course, the cities of Merrill & Tomahawk, and all the smaller towns, such as Gleason, in the county. Rivers & streams include the Wisconsin and Tomahawk Rivers, and the occasional dam. All the lakes are shown. Towers (fire towers?) are indicated (Zenith, Corning, & Lookout Mountain to name a few). Townships are clearly shown, and Ranges & Township numbers are given. There are too many place names to enumerate, but include places like Grandfather Falls, Grandmother Falls, Council Grounds, the Father Menard Monument. There are a number of old logging camps located, along with logging camp roads and logging railroads. The number of cheese factories is remarkable. Condition: very good with only the occasional split at the folds (Will be shipped in the folded state). A remarkable map. Very, very scarce set. (#SHEL044) $328.05
3849. Wisconsin). PEN AND PLOW. (Madison): Wisconsin Rural Writers' Assoc, 1952. First Thus. Book. Pictorial wraps with cover drawing, "Farm Landscape -- Wisconsin" by Aaron Bohrod. 68pp. Foreword by Robert Gard & Edward Kamarck. Several literary items compose this Summer edition of Pen & Plow. Information on Wisconsin writer Robert Gard indicates that this publication ran for possibly four years, 1952-55. Ink note top of front cover & a blacked out price. Else vg. Scarce. (#5003059) $32.40
3850. Wisconsin). THE VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD HILLS Fifty Years 1927-1977. n.p.: League of Women Voters, 1977. First Edition. Book. Brown pictorial wraps. 39pp. Illus. This "village" in Madison, Wisconsin. It is bounded on the east by the Univ. of Wisc, on the north by Lake Mendota, on the south by University Ave, & on the west by Blackhawk Country Club. This item was "Compiled by the Shorewood Hills Unit of the League of Women Voters of Dane County. Very slight crease to top of front cover. Very scarce. (#5003060) $32.40
3851. Wismer, F. D., and Ellison, Douglas (Edit). THE LIFE OF HARRY TRACY, The Convict Outlaw (Signed). Medora: Dacotah Pub Co, 1990. Limited Edition. Book. Ltd to 250 full leather bound copies, gilt-stamped. 146pp. Index. A former owner neatly signed his name & date on ffep. New Intro by editor, including two photos. "Among the very rarest of all works in the vast field of outlaw literature.. Only a single copy.. is presently known to exist." Fine. No dj as issued. (#1204161) $68.88
3852. Wistar, Isaac Jones. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ISAAC JONES WISTAR 1827 - 1905 Half a Century in War and Peace. Phila: Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, 1937. 2nd Edition. Book. 2nd edition (first was in was a ltd printing in 1914). Royal 8vo gilt-stamped cloth. 528pp. Appendix. Index. Fldg map: "Sketch Map of Route Across the Continent in 1849." Wistar, a lawyer & many other vocations, went to California during the gold rush in 1849. This copy fine & unopened (many leaves have not been cut open, so it is an unread copy. The good dj is faded & has tears & has some tears. Howes W598. (#1506155) $20.93
3853. Wister, Owen. PADRE IGNACIO or The Song of Temptation. NY: Harper & Bros, 1911. First Thus. Book. 1st printing of this edition. Pictorial small 8vo cloth. 67pp. Originally published in The JimmyJohn Boss and Other Stories in 1900, this Harper edition has a different ending. Lovely prose. Inscription on ffep reads, "Conmais to? Padrecito? W. A. Silliman". Light wear. Vg. No dj. (#1302163) $15.01
3854. Wister, Owen. ROOSEVELT The Story of a Friendship 1880 - 1919. Macmillan, NY, 1930, 1930. Book. 2nd printing. Cloth. 373pp. Illust. Bookplate on front paste down. Tiny abrasion lower front joint, else fine in chipped dj with 3/4" to 1 1/4" loss at bottom of backstrip. (#0611162) $14.76
3855. Witney, Dudley, and Johnston, Moira. RANCH. Key Porter, Toronto, 1983, 1983. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. 4to cloth. 237pp. One of the earliet & best photo books (color & b/w) of the modern ranching era in the American & Canadian West. Fine, like new in dj. (#0508149) $18.04
3856. Wolf, Allan. NEW FOUND LAND Lewis & Clark's Voyage of Discovery A Novel (Signed). Candlewick, Cambridge, 2004, 2004. First Edition. Book. Medium 4to hardbound. 500pp. Maps. Over 20pp of Notes, Glossary, etc.. Signed & dated by Wolf. Written in verse form. Wolf is a member of Poetry Alive!, a national touring company. A good read! Fine, as new in dj. (#0502159) $16.40
3857. Wolf, Edward C.. Zuckerman, Seth. (Edits.). Salmon Nation: People and Fish at the Edge (Signed). Ecotrus, Portland, 1999, 1999. First Edition. Book. 4to stiff glossy wraps with flaps. 80pp. Illust. Maps. Signed & dated in 2000 by Wolf. This book "takes you behind the headlines in the company of six knowledgeable guides to a deeper understanding of the most celebrated fish of western North America." Fine, like new. (#0811186) $18.23
3858. Wolf, Ned. AWAKEN YOUR POWER TO HEAL (Signed). Bothell, 1999, 1999. Book. 3rd printing. Trade wraps. 208pp. Signed & dated by Wolf. The author is with the Essene Healing Ministries of the Sevenfold Peace. Fine, like new. (#5014003) $6.88
3859. Wolfe, Suzanne. The Unveiling (Signed). Orleans, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Paraclete Pr, 2004. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Hardbound. 190pp. A first novel. The subject is the discovery of a lost Flemish masterpiece. "Imbued with historical and artistic detail" (dj blurb). Fine, like new in dj. (#5001100) $13.73
3860. Wolk, Douglas. READING COMICS How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean (Signed). DeCapo, 2007. First Edition. Book. Cloth & boards. 405pp. Signed & dated in year of publication by Wolk. Notes. Index. Illust. From the dj: "The first serious, readable, provocative canon-smashing book of comics theory and criticism by the leading critic in the field." "...accessible to the hardcore fan and the curious newcomer." Fine, like new in dj. (#5012056) $45.00
3861. Wolle, Muriel Sibell. STAMPEDE TO TIMBERLINE The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado (Signed). Boulder & Denver, 1949., 1949. First Edition. Book. 4to pict cloth. 544pp. Illustrated with nice drawings by Wolle. Index. Maps. Endpaper maps. Signed by Wolle. Privately printed, but published under the auspices of the Univ. of Colorado. Often reprinted, this Colorado classic is now very scarce in signed first edition with dj. It is one of your bookseller's all-time favorite books. Fine in moderately soiled, moderately worn dj. The dj backstrip is somewhat faded & is reinforced in places with tape. Some edge tears to the dj. (#9711180) $98.42
3862. Wolle, Muriel Sibell. STAMPEDE TO TIMBERLINE The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado. Privately Printed, Boulder, 1952., 1952. Book. 6th printing. Royal 8vo decor cloth. 544pp. Illust/author. A Colorado classic. Two colored pencil fos; nice drawing of mesas & sagebrush by owner on title page. Vg. (#8911199) $16.40
3863. Wonson, Richard L., and Frazier, Paul W. THE RHODE ISLAND COMPANY Part I - Equipment Roster. The Branford Electric Railway Assoc., Short Beach, CT, 0. First Edition. Book. 4to pictorial wraps. 94pp. Illust. Endpaper maps. Slight crease extreme bottom corner of front cover & first few pages. Vg+. (#NIC042 - 2) $44.55
3864. Wood, Frances & Dorothy. I HAULED THESE MOUNTAINS IN HERE. Caldwell: Caxton, 1977. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Cloth. 337pp. Illus. Index. Review Copy with printed Caxton Printers request card laid in. The story of David Wood, "King of the freight lines." A very attractive Caxton publication & great Colorado item. Fine in dj with trace of rubbing at backstrip edge. A choice copy. (#1302165) $50.02
3865. Wood, Frances. BRUSHED BY FEATHERS A Year of Birdwatching in the West (Signed). Fulcrum, Golden, 2004, 2004. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Trade pictorial wraps. 247pp. Illustrated with drawings, but the book is mostly text. Index. Signed & dated by Wood. The author "is a writer, teacher, and naturalist" who "has published more than 100 articles on birds and nature." She lives in the Washington Cascades. This book is chronological, month by month. Excellent writing, and very informative. Fine, as new. Signed copies scarce. (#0505156) $16.40
3866. Wood, Robert L. TRAIL COUNTRY Olympic National Park. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1968. First Edition. Book. Silver-stamped cloth. 298pp. Illus. Maps. Index. Endpaper maps. Includes some history of the peninsula & park. Near fine in moderately worn dj. (#1111182) $6.08
3867. Woodall, Rob G. THE POSTAL HISTORY OF YUKON TERRITORY. Dorset, UK: Privately Printed, 1964. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. 4to pictorial wraps with metal fasteners. (152pp). Two plates. Index. Maps. Illustrated with post marks. After Intro & Acknowledgments, parts are: "Before the Klondike Gold Rush", The Klondike Gold Rush Period", "The Twentieth Century." The overlapping covers are in nice condition; cover corners have been intentionally trimmed or clipped by author/binder. Near fine. Scarce in this 1st ed. (#1412166) $57.53
3868. Woodbury, Chuck. THE BEST FROM OUT WEST Tales Gathered Along the Back Roads of the West. (Signed). Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: NY, 1990., 1990. First Edition. Book. 1st edition. Cloth & boards. 203pp. Illust. Inscribed & dated by Woodbury in year of publication . Selections from the author's newspaper. Near fine in dj. (#9708171) $11.48
3869. Woods, Joe. COAST TO COAST ON HORSEBACK. (Artesia): Privately Printed, 1945. First Edition. Book. 1st printing. Small (5" x 7") pictorial wraps. 166pp. Illustrated with several photos. Map. Ink stamp at top of back cover, "Joe Woods Artesia Calif". Copyrighted by Joseph Schoonderwoerd, which is the author's real or original name. Dedicated "To My Five Horses ... that made this trip.." This is an account of how Woods decided, in 1938, to carry out a trip from California to New York on horseback. He later also made the trip on motorcycle. A wonderful little read with enough detail to make the reader wish Woods had written even more. Evocative; a paean to a lost time in a modern century. Rare. Less than a handful of copies found in libraries. (#1402166) $200.10
3870. Woodward-Reynolds, Kathleen Marjorie. A HISTORY OF THE CITY AND DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER. (North Vancouver): Vancouver North Shore Business and Professional Women's Club, 1971. First Thus. Book. 1st printing thus in facsimile of a Master's thesis written in 1943 at UBC. 4to wraps. 168pp. 7 tables. Bibliography. Large & early folding map, "North Shore of Burrard Inlet" showing various transportation routes & other items. Other maps: Moodyville - Dakin's Fire Insurance Map, Lynn Valley. Two owner's signatures. Wagner- Reynolds was a teacher in N. Vancouver, & was the city's first woman principal (1954). Near fine copy. Very, very scarce & located in only one library, & in microform at that. (#1506157) $130.81
3871. Woodward, Bob. The War Within A Secret White House History 2006-2008. Simon & Schuster, 2008. First Edition. Book. Cloth & boards. 487 pp. Fine, like new. (#5021024) $9.31
3872. Woodward, Robert. JACK LONDON AND THE AMATEUR PRESS. Grand Rapids: Wolf House Books, 1983. First Thus. Book. 1st printing in pictorial trade wraps. 64pp. Frontispiece. In back pocket is London's poem, "The Worker and the Tramp," in miniature facsimile, fine in red wraps. (#1412167) $12.51
3873. Worick, Jennifer. BACKCOUNTRY BETTY Roughing It In Style (Signed). Seattle: Skipstone, 2007. First Edition. Book. Pictorial wraps. 168pp. Illust. Presentation copy to former owner signed & dated by Worick. A good "how-to" guide for camping with the female in mind. Fine, like new. (#5020010) $16.20
3874. Worick, Jennifer. THE PRAIRIE GIRL'S GUIDE TO LIFE: How to Sew a Sampler Quilt and 49 Other Pioneer Projects for the Modern Girl. First Edition. Book. Small 8vo cloth & boards. 200pp. Illustrated with vignettes. Index. Presentation copy signed by Worick. Guidance for how to organize, decorate, etc. the kitchen (how to cook!), bathroom, bedroom, parlor, and even the barn. Fine, like new in dj. (#1104172) $20.27
3875. Worship, Lutheran). CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP 6 The Church Year Calendar and Lectionary. Minneapolis: Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship, 1973. First Edition. Book. Wrappers. 220pp. Prepared as a resource for Lutheran churches using the 3-year lectionary. Vg. (#THEOSHEL308) $5.47
3876. Wrangell, Admiral Ferdinand. NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE POLAR SEA, IN THE YEARS 1820, 1821, 1822, AND 1823. NY: Harper & Brothers, Cliff - St., 1841. 2nd Edition. Book. Apparently the 1st American edition. 12mo printed paper over boards. 302pp. Folding map (with closed 4 1/2" tear). Map, "Map of the North-East Part of Siberia" is 10 1/5" x 15 1/2" . Cover information says volume is Harpers' Family Library No. CXLVIII, etc. Fair only as spine paper is missing; general wear; light foxing; stains on a number of pages in last part of book; rear free endpaper missing; no ads. Binding is stable so the book is easy to read & won't fall apart. Scarce. (#1506158) $156.97
3877. Wren, M. K.