Antique Humorous Illustrated Poster of Skagtown [Skagway] Alaska
by McCormik, Louisa; Reichard, Don
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Edmonton, Alberta: M.H.K.C.B. Sign Shop. Good. 1921. First Edition. Poster. A humorous depiction of the boomtown days of Skagway, Alaska in the 1920s. Prominent features include a Y.P. & Y.R.R. [White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad] train in foreground, behind which runs the main street of Skagway, beyond which lies a mountain range. Funny captions abound, most following a bawdy theme. Replete with houses of ill-repute and a cast of drunks and loose women. Undated but, judging by the steam locomotive, wooden sidewalks, 1920-ish looking car and, most notably, the movie house featuring "The Sheik" starring Rudolph Valentino (a 1921 silent film), it would seem this unusual item is over a century old. Unmarked with average wear. Has been folded into sixteen panels. 29.4 x 14.3" Monochrome cartoon illustrations on thin sepia-toned stock. A sound example of this fun and quirky vintage item.; Folio .
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Details
- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 652j1131
- Title
- Antique Humorous Illustrated Poster of Skagtown [Skagway] Alaska
- Author
- McCormik, Louisa; Reichard, Don
- Format/Binding
- Poster
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- M.H.K.C.B. Sign Shop
- Place of Publication
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Skagway, Alaska -- History, Skagway, Alaska -- Pictorial Works, Skagway, Alaska -- Poster
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Ephemera;
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- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...