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The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
by Berton, Pierre
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good (in mylar)
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. Photographed end papers, textblock is clean and tight. Sunned head of spine and top edges, light bumping to head and foot of spine. Unclipped dust jacket, chip to front corner on head of spine, small tears to the head and foot of spine, chipping to corners, some wear to the edges, mylar sleeved. 457pp., including bibliography. Index at end.. Third Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good (in mylar). Illus. by Photograph End Papers/Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
Synopsis
Narrates the events that preceded the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, the growth and decline of Dawson, and the fates of some of the tens of thousands of adventurers who left their homes in search of fortune.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB14547
- Title
- The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
- Author
- Berton, Pierre
- Illustrator
- Photograph End Papers/Maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good (in mylar)
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Klondike Fever, Gold Rush history, Gold Mining History, Dawson City History, Klondike Mining Camps History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canada/Canadian History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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- Sunned
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