Print by Lee J. Ames from “All About Scientific Expeditions” by Raymond Holden

Print by Lee J. Ames from “All About Scientific Expeditions” by Raymond HoldenNew York, Random House, 1955. Approximately 9x7. Subject matters include the Beebe Barton Bathysphere, the con quest of Mt. McKinley, the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen, the Burden expedition to Komodo Island, and the Canadian Arctic expedition of 1913 18.

the Burden expedition to Komodo Island

Address delivered before the Hartford Chamber of Commerce

Minor browning throughout though text remains clean and bright

Minor rubbing to white title on front board

Red cloth covered boards with gilt title and illustration to spine and brown and white title and illustration paste down on front board

Front end papers and frontispiece are missing

Page and Company

the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen

Beige paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper

Peterborough NH

Approximately 9” x 5”

Sporadic light foxing to a few pages