Klondike '98; Hegg's Album of the 1898 Alaska Gold Rush
by Becker, Ethel Anderson
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
Portland: Binfords & Mort, 1958. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo [10.5x7in]; [2], 126 pp., Aqua blue cloth covers with black lettering on front and spine, illustration of river steamboat on front, illustrations and maps on end papers, all edges trimmed; light blue dust jacket with dark blue lettering on front and spine, multi color illustration of dog teams and sledges; Minor shelf wear to cover edges with slight fading along top edges, text block age toned, back hinge cracked, repair to cover attachment; Some shelf wear to dust jacket with soiling, chips to top front edge and bottom edge and spins, rubbing to surfaces and edges, spine slightly darken. Eric A. Hegg (1867 - 1947) was a Swedish-American photographer famous for his portrayals of the life and people in Skagway, Bennett and Dawson during the Klondike Gold Rush 1897-1901. Hegg himself participated in prospecting expeditions with his brother and fellow Swedes while documenting the daily life and hardships of the gold diggers. The most iconic photograph taken by Eric Hegg is by the Chilkoot Pass where miners and prospectors are climbing the ice stairs upwards to the top and the awaiting Canada-US border. [Wikipedia]. In this book, Ethel Anderson Becker recalls her own memories as a five year old participant in the gold rush with her parents for this book. As a young woman, she discover Hegg's photographs and began a life long search for the lost glass negatives. By the early 60's she had accumulated over 4,000 negatives, now with the University of Washington archives.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13319
- Title
- Klondike '98; Hegg's Album of the 1898 Alaska Gold Rush
- Author
- Becker, Ethel Anderson
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- Binfords & Mort
- Place of Publication
- Portland
- Date Published
- 1958
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About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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