Fairbanls, AK/Washington D.C.: University of Alasdka and the Artic Institute of North America, 1953. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xxi (iii), 528 (8) pp, illus. Edited by Burton L. Fryxell, and a foreword by John C. Reid: First Edition, 1953. Inked previous owner name on ffep. Very light external wear with lightly faded spine and board edges. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.25". Blue cloth with gilt embossed map on front board, gilt lettering to spine, and map on end papers..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8641
Title: Blazing Alaska's Trails
Author: Brooks, Alfred Hulse
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: University of Alasdka and the Artic Institute of North America
Place of Publication: Fairbanls, AK/Washington D.C.
Date Published: 1953
Size: Large Octavo
Keywords: U.S. HISTORY ALASKAN TERRITORY BIOGRAPHY EXPLORERS AND SCIENTIFIC PIONEERS Geologist-SCIENTISTS Alfred Hulse Brooks (1871-1924)
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