Alaska: An Empire in the Making. With Numerous Illustrations and a Map
by John J. Underwood
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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STILLWATER, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1928. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xxviii, 440pp. Nicely illustrated with black and white photographs and a fold-out map that admits to a very short tear at extremities, though no effect on the reading of the map. Several small bumps to extremities. General medium wear to exterior, with a number of short tears to cloth at extremities, general light soiling and a little fading to cloth. Lettering on spine is rubbed, while lettering on front cover remains clear and bright. Mild, faint stain to back cover. Mild foxing and soiling to interior, here and there. A good reading copy
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Details
- Bookseller
- Henry Stachyra, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035650
- Title
- Alaska: An Empire in the Making. With Numerous Illustrations and a Map
- Author
- John J. Underwood
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Alaska history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana (General);
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About the Seller
Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
STILLWATER, Minnesota
About Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
Welcome to Henry Stachyra, Bookseller. We are a family owned business, specializing in scholarly used, out-of-print and rare books. We bring 18 years of experience to buying and selling second-hand books. Our primary specialties are theology and philosophy, medieval studies and patristics. However, we also sell books in many other categories, especially scholarly.
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- Spine
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- Reading Copy
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- Jacket
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