Report on the proceedings of the United States expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land /
Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment. Copy 2 retains the original publisher's brown cloth. Copy 2, volume 1 has printed presentation label on front free endpaper: "Compliments of A.W. Greely, Chief Signal Officer&quo...
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Washington : Government Printing Office
1888
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112104106551 http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112104106544 |
| Summary: | Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment. Copy 2 retains the original publisher's brown cloth. Copy 2, volume 1 has printed presentation label on front free endpaper: "Compliments of A.W. Greely, Chief Signal Officer". Copy 2 is from the library of Frederick Schwatka, Arctic explorer. Order to print on title leaf verso: "In the House of Representatives, June 17, 1886. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That 4,500 copies, with the necessary illustrations, be printed of the Report on the Proceedings of the International Polar Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land, by First Lieutenant A.W. Greely, Fifth Cavalry, United States Army, acting signal officer; 1,250 copies of which shall be for use of the Senate, 2,500 copies for use of House and 750 copies for distribution by the Signal Office to foreign libraries and Arctic explorers". Issued also as House misc. doc. 393, 49th Cong., 1st sess. At head of title: International polar expedition. Includes bibliographical references and index. Mode of access: Internet. |
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