First edition. With frontispiece portrait, 27 further illustrations and 4 maps (one folding). Large 8vo. Original green cloth, pictorial gilt. Cloth lightly soiled, folding map frayed at edge and a little foxed, with small tear at fold. Textblock clean and binding sound. 1 [ad], (viii), 102pp. London, Mining and Geographical Institute, 1897.
An important personal record of three and a half years in the far North-West, with an historical sketch of the Yukon from William Ogilvie’s report. The text also comprises a how-to guide for prospectors, including blank form letters for permits, advice on equipment and the like.
Wiskersham, 4414.
