To the Top of the Continent (First US Edition)

Narrative of two expeditions in 1903 and 1906 to Mt McKinley. Contains detailed descriptions of the routes and approaches. Cook claimed to have made the first successful ascent of Mt McKinley on the latter effort.

First US edition. New York: Doubleday, Page, & Company, 1908. Thick 8vo. Original green publisher's cloth. Pages: [ii], coloured frontispiece, xxi, 321. 

Bound in original vertically-grained green publisher's cloth. Illustrated vignette of mountain on cover blocked in black and white. Cover margins ruled in blind. Lettering to spine in gilt. Upper edge gilt, others uncut. Very good. Spine gilt has mild fading. Spine cracked at front endpapers. Some minor wear at spine edges and corners. Contents near fine, complete, bright, and fresh. An excellent copy of a rare mountaineering classic.

Full title: To the Top of the Continent. Discovery, Exploration and Adventure in Sub-arctic Alaska. The First Ascent of Mt. McKinley 1903-1906.

Provenance: From the library of Warwick H. Williams.

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