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ALASKA
by [ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THE ALASKA LINE]
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- first
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Seattle: Alaska Steamship Company, 1933., 1933. First edition. 10 3/4" x 7 3/4" in colorful pictorial wrappers showing a husky on the left side and a colorful totem pole on the right side of the cover panel. 40 pp., illustrations, map. Romantic depiction of Sailing Sheltered Seas to the Land of the Midnight Sun. Descriptions of what the tourist can expect to see while cruising through the Inside Passage, to Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, the Gastineau Channel, Skagway, Sitka, Cordova, the Columbia Glacier, Valdez, Seward, Fairbanks, etc. Much information about traveling the famous "Golden Belt Line Tour" via the Alaska Railroad. Listing of 6 cruises and tours for the summer season, lasting from 11-23 days. Inside rear wrapper is a pocked containing a 22" x 32" color map of Alaska showing the various routes. Map has splitting at some folds and with 1/4" x 1/2" chip missing at one fold. Illustrations of various scenes, printed in green, red, pink or burnt orange at bottom of every page to include illustrations of Victoria, the Grenville Channel, Chief Shake's House, Alaska-Juneau gold mining company, Lake Eyak, Kennecott, interiors of various cabins, etc. Black and white photographs opposite each page of text to include photos of the various ships' interiors and exteriors, Fairbanks, Seward, Child's Glacier, Mount Fairweather, Chilkoot, Ketchikan, etc. Wrappers lightly soiled with rubbing to spine, light chipping to bottom edge and foxing to rear wrapper. Very good. Filled with information, this is a nicely produced booklet.
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- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39433
- Title
- ALASKA
- Author
- [ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THE ALASKA LINE]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Alaska Steamship Company, 1933.
- Place of Publication
- Seattle
- Date Published
- 1933
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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