Klondyke: Truth and Facts of the New El Dorado

[Klondyke] Sola, A. E. Ironmonger

Verlag: London Mining and Geographical Institute, The ca. 1897, 1897

Beschreibung

(12),102 pp. Tall octavo. (27.5 X 19.5 cm) Original gilt lettered and decorated green cloth with coated yellow endpapers. 26 plates (including frontispiece portrait) from photos. Four maps (one folding). A little bit of soiling and wear otherwise a very attractive copy. A.B. 16441; Tourville 4240. Account based on four years observation in the Klondike area as a prospector, with additional information from government sources on the routes, mining regulations, and placer mining, along with advice on clothing requirements, staking claims, the natives, game, etc. A fun illustration on the front board showing a skeleton with pickaxe in one hand grasping a bag of gold! There are 11 pages of adverts, all from the UK advertising equipment, maps, information and supplies. I must say I have always been intrigued with the authors name "Ironmonger"; probably a tough guy!. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 143111

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Klondyke: Truth and Facts of the New El ...

Verlag: London Mining and Geographical Institute, The ca. 1897

Erscheinungsdatum: 1897

Einband: Hardcover