Letters from Alaska and the Pacific Coast
by [PACIFIC NORTHWEST] Briggs, Horace
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Buffalo, NY: E.H. Hutchinson, 1889. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine. 87 pp, in original printed wrappers. Mild soiling. The author was an attorney and Principal of the Buffalo Classical School. He traveled to Oregon, Washington, Alaska (primarily Sitka), and British Columbia in 1888, reporting back in a series of articles for his local newspaper, the Commercial Advertiser. This is their first appearance in book form. Includes interesting letters on indigenous crafts in Alaska, the Russian population in the Sitka area, and the Sitka mission, along with sketches of Portland, Astoria, and the Puget Sound region. Tourville 658; Wickersham 1987; Not in Smith or Arctic Bibliography.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14096
- Title
- Letters from Alaska and the Pacific Coast
- Author
- [PACIFIC NORTHWEST] Briggs, Horace
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.H. Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- Buffalo, NY
- Date Published
- 1889
- Bookseller catalogs
- Alaska;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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