A Summer in Alaska. A popular account of the travels of an Alaska exploring expedition along the great Yukon River, from its source to its mouth, in the British North-west territory, and in the territory of Alaska
by Schwatka, Frederick (1849 -1892)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued
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About This Item
St. Louis: J. W. Henry, 1894. An enlarged edition of Along Alaska's Great River. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued.
8vo; 9.25 inches tall; 418 pages with an index; frontispiece, plates and illustrations in the text from photographs by Holman, sketches by Sergeant Gloster, diagrams and plans by the author and others, with three additional chapters and a frontispiece portrait of the author; the two folding maps were not included in this edition.
Navy blue cloth with gilt titles. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning, occasional foxing. Moderate shelf handling wear with a repaired lower rear corner.. In 15 chapters, and with special chapters on the Chilkat country, rafting, the Yukon flat-lands, discovery and history, and the people and their industries,
Tourville, 4018; Howgego, S13
8vo; 9.25 inches tall; 418 pages with an index; frontispiece, plates and illustrations in the text from photographs by Holman, sketches by Sergeant Gloster, diagrams and plans by the author and others, with three additional chapters and a frontispiece portrait of the author; the two folding maps were not included in this edition.
Navy blue cloth with gilt titles. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning, occasional foxing. Moderate shelf handling wear with a repaired lower rear corner.. In 15 chapters, and with special chapters on the Chilkat country, rafting, the Yukon flat-lands, discovery and history, and the people and their industries,
Tourville, 4018; Howgego, S13
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- Title
- A Summer in Alaska. A popular account of the travels of an Alaska exploring expedition along the great Yukon River, from its source to its mouth, in the British North-west territory, and in the territory of Alaska
- Author
- Schwatka, Frederick (1849 -1892)
- Format/Binding
- A Very Good Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- An enlarged edition of Along Alaska's Great River
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. W. Henry
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Description and travel. Alaska -- Description and travel. United States -- Discovery and exploration.
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