Sheldon C.

THE WILDERNESS OF THE UPPER YUKON; A Hunter's Explorations for Wild Sheep in Sub-Arctic Mountains.

Premier Press. 1987 Camden, SC, 354pp, illus, ltd to 3000 numbered copies, marbled end papers, all edges gilt, fully leather bound. Like new. Item #002571

Charles Sheldon, America's most famous explorer/hunter of the North and the first man to shoot the "Grand Slam" of sheep. An account of hunting the game of the Yukon. Mainly sheep and grizzly. This is the book that contains the famous maps of the coloration of the sheep of the Yukon and Northern British Columbia. To this day this work is considered a standard on the subject. Some fine color illustrations by Carl Rungius.

Price: $140.00