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The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
by Service, Robert W
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Barse and Hopkins, 1914. First Edition reprint. Very Good. [7.5x5in] 99 pp., [4] advertisements, 34 poems; Dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, slight rubbing and top front corner bumped. This is an early reprint by Barse and Hopkins of the Sterns 1907 edition, with the addition of Barse and Hopkins advertisements.
Synopsis
The Spell of the Yukon and other Verses was originally published under the name of Song of a Sourdough outside the U.S., before other verses were added. The collection of poetry and prose narrates the world through the eyes of Robert Service, a Scottish poet and writer. The Book contains well known verses about the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon a decade earlier, particularly the long, humorous ballads, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee." His work portrays the complex relationship between a growing industrial society and the natural beauty of the land. I am the land that listens, I am the land that broods; Steeped in eternal beauty, crystalline waters and woods. Long have I waited lonely, shunned as a thing accurst, Monstrous, moody, pathetic, the last of the lands and the first; Visioning camp-fires at twilight, sad with a longing forlorn, Feeling my womb o'er-pregnant with the seed of cities unborn.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13933
- Title
- The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
- Author
- Service, Robert W
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition reprint
- Publisher
- Barse and Hopkins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
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- This & That;
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Sebastopol, California
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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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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