DISCOVERY, EXPLORATION AND ADVENTURE IN SUB-ARCTIC ALASKA. THE FIRST ASCENT OF MT MCKINLEY, 1903-1906
BY FREDERICK A. COOK, MD
1908 FIRST USA EDITION
THE FAMOUS HOAX -- BUT ALSO MUCH GENUINE PRIMARY EXPLORATION
CONDITION: Original dark green cloth, white & grey decoration front cover, TEG, gilt lettering spine. Tips of spine expertly repaired (hardly noticeable), 4cm clean thin scratch to cloth of rear cover, extreme edges front corners rubbed. Presentation bookplate to Long Island Historical Society “by L. Bertrand Smith” inside front cover, signed and dated “1909” by Smith, small blindstamp of the Society on the title page (not a circulating library). Overall nice condition with no foxing, clean pages, tight binding. Price: $400.
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