{"product_id":"russian-penetration-of-the-north-pacific-ocean-volume-2-signed","title":"Russian Penetration of the North Pacific Ocean; Volume 2 [SIGNED]","description":"\u003cp\u003ePortland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society, 1988. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Quarto with grey boards and black spine in black and red pictorial jackt; illustrated endpapers; illustrations; 557p; index; bibliography; 26cm. Weighs 4 lbs packed. Fine in very good jacket with some rubbing to edges and occasional small chips; now in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 087595149x\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned by Basil Dmytryshyn on half title page. Volume 2 only of  the three volume \"To Siberia and Russian America\" series, and Volume 10 in the larger North Pacific Studies Series, which \"makes available previously unpublished, untranslated or little-known source materials on the history of the North Pacific Basin.\" --Back cover. \"These first-hand reports of hard-eyed, courageous, grasping trader-explorers and Imperial captains tells the story of conquest in a treacherous ocean studded with rocky islands, barren of trees, but covered with fur-bearing animals. [...] Some of these encounters reveal the power questions that continue to vex us today in the enormously important arena of the North Pacific Ocean. Russia endeavored to keep her monumental undertaking secret, frequently to her disadvantage. Many of her unpublicized discoveries were naturally claimed by others, who published their reports upon returning home.\" --Jacket copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e **Somewhat heavy or large item. Additional shipping fees may be requested, especially for expedited, priority, or international orders. Please inquire**\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dmytryshyn, Basil; Crownhart-Vaughan, E.A.P.; Vaughan, Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48430838579458,"sku":"106611","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/4412\/1602\/files\/106611.jpg?v=1788452432","url":"https:\/\/bibliope.com\/products\/russian-penetration-of-the-north-pacific-ocean-volume-2-signed","provider":"Bibliope","version":"1.0","type":"link"}