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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Issued Without Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. In 1899, wealthy railroad magnate Edward Harriman arranged for a maritime expedition to Alaska. Harriman brought with him an elite community of scientists, artists, photographers, and naturalists to explore and document the Alaskan coast. The Harriman Alaska expedition explored the coast of Alaska for two months, from Seattle to Siberia and back again. Two volume set. 39 chromo-lithographs, 85 photogravure plates, including 45 by Edward S. Curtis, 240 figures, 5 maps. Original gilt-stamped green cloth. No dustjackets. Vol 1, 183 pp; Vol 2, 383 pp. All pages, maps and illustrations present; all protected by tissue guards. Bit of shelf wear to the bottom edges of the text block. . No library stamps or any indication that the books were circulated. This is a beautiful first edition set of an important book in the history of travel and exploration. Vol II has a very slight spine lean but is otherwise in near fine condition as is Vol I.…