Publication: Mineral Industry Research Laboratory, 1982, Fairbanks
First edition. 8vo. Red cloth, front panel decoration and titles on the spine stamped in gold gilt, maps on front and rear endpapers, xxv [3], 187 pp., frontis., acknowledgments, preface, biography, introduction, illustrated, an appreciation, bibliography. John Beaver Mertie's memoirs of his adventures in Alaska working as a U.S. Geological Survey Geologist from 1911 to 1942, as recorded by his wife. Lightly rubbed at the spine ends and light bleed-through of binder's glue on endpapers, else near fine, tight, square copy in dust jacket with light minor wear to the extremities.
Inventory Number: 38508