Klondyke : truth and facts of the new El Dorado
London: The Mining and Geographical Institute, 1897. 1st ed., quarto, original green cloth boards with gilt decoration and title, author portrait plate frontis, b&w plates, four maps including one folding, pp 102. Previous owner's signature front free endpaper. One plate loose. Small closed tear to edge of p. 29/30, 31/32. Rubbed to head and foot of spine, lightly rubbed corners. Very good condition.
Account of gold mining in the Klondyke, by an author who spent nearly four years in the goldfields of the north-west, with photographs and illustrations. Includes reports by William Ogivie, the explorer, surveyor, and commisioner of Yukon. With interesting advertisements (some with engraved illustrations) targeted to prospective goldminers (including ad for map of the Western Australian goldfields). With photographs of gold nuggets, towns, glaciers, dog teams, winter costume, etc., and illustrations of mining techniques. Front board has gilt illustration of a skeleton with a pickaxe, clinging to gold. Item #103504
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