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Wash. , DC: Government Printing Office. Good with no dust jacket. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Original gilt-titled cloth. Cloth is stained, edges are worn. PO name. Previously was presented to the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of California by Captain Percy Wallace Thompson, in 1916; small plate to fep states such, and there are some stamps to the endpages from the Sons of the Revolution organization. Contains frontis and numerous b/w plates, one of which is detached, laid in, and 3 maps at rear..; quarto .

Washington DC: GPO, 1887. First edition. Hardcover. Fair (shaken, covers worn and rubbed). 75p + many ills. (halftone photos and line cuts after photos) + 2 maps. No jacket, as issued. In 1881-1883 Lieut. Adolphus W. Greely and his men made four ill-fated attempts to set up a meteorological observation station in the Canadian Arctic.  They were tragically stranded over the winter of 1883-84; in June 1884 Commander Schley and his relief party were able to rescue the few survivors and retrieve most of the dead.  This official report documents in great detail the outfitting of the rescue ships, their journey northward, the discovery of the camp, the medical treatment and funeral services given, and the return home.  Of interest here for the many plates, which are clearly based on photographs.  (The list of crew members doesn't name a photographer.)  Most of the plates are line cuts engraved by Moss Engraving Company.  Several, such as "Belles of Upernavik" and some portraits, are halftones of… Read More

Washington; Government Printing Office, 1887.; N.Y.: Moss Eng. Co. Hardcover. 4to (11.75" x 9"), black cloth, gilt title. Frontis. port., 75 pp., [3] pp. maps, numerous b&w plates. An account of the 1884 Greely Relief expedition, including the outfitting of the three ships, Bear, Thetic and Alert, correspondence, and full page engravings of islands, glaciers, sailing fleet, natives, and the rescue. CONDITION: One four leaf section detached, otherwise intact and good, rubbed, small loss of cloth to front cover, light toning on text pp., engravings clean and very appealing.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. 30 x 23.5 cm. Quarto. 75pp. Bound in black cloth. Compelte with 33 plates and 3 maps. There is water damage effecting the edges of many of the pages, usually not reaching the text or illustration themselves.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887. First edition. Good. 31 cm; 75 pages, [33] leaves of plates, maps. Bound in original cloth. Covers mottled and somewhat worn, affecting gilt-stamped title, but not bumped. Small abrasion on joint. Slightly shaken. Owner's inscription on front blank.

Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1887. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 75 pages; Original cloth with some minor staining, rubbing and wear. Corners are lightly bumped. Some offsetting to front endpapers from something being laid in. Minor foxing to some pages. 3 maps in rear with many plates. .

Wshington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1887. First. Near Fine. A near fine copy in dark blue/black cloth with gilt titles and blind stamped borders on front cover Faint sunning at top edge and slighlty bumped corners are only issue Even has the original tissue guard on portrait frontispiece 74 + 1 p map pp.

Washington:: Government Printing Office,, 1887.. First edition.. publisher's cloth.. Cloth sunned and worn with a few tiny chips; contents fine. . Folio,. Illustrated from engravings; map of the expedition's track on three leaves at rear. .

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887. First. hardcover. good. Many plates, 3 maps at end. 75pp. 4to, original black cloth, ex-lib, lacks front flyleaf, spine ends and edges of corners worn, corners bumped. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887. First Edition.<br/><br/> "In the Thetis and Bear, Schley pushed vigorously northward, and on June 22 near Cape Sabine saved the seven survivors of Greely 's party at the very brink of death, and returned safely after 1300 miles of perilous ice navigation." Dictionary of American Biography, XVI, p. 438. Ex libris from the Dartmouth College Library with its deaccession stamp. Also with the bookplate that states, "Compliments of the Secretary of the Navy." Internally, a tight bright copy.<br/><br/>

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887. First edition. Very Good. 31 cm; 75 pages, [33] leaves of plates, maps. INSCRIBED by Schley on front blank, under owner's name. Bound in original cloth. Covers in better-than-usual condition, clean and fresh, with small abrasion on upper joint. inscription on front blank.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Government Printing Office, 1887. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear with small holes at bottom front edge of spine, back cover has damp staining and small rubbed-through spots. Upper back corner lightly bumped. Faded spine,slightly softened spine ends. Bookplate on front endpaper and penciled name and date on flyleaf. Occasional light foxing throughout. Frontispiece and tissue intact. 32 full page engravings including 2 portraits with tissue. 75 pages followed by a 'track chart' of the expedition in 3 pages. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Large quarto. 75pp. Inscribed by the author to his mother-in-law dated 1888. 33 plates. Text block loose, scattered foxing, spine ends worn, very good.