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A Summer in Alaska: A Popular Account of the Travels of an Alaska Exploring Expedition along the Great Yukon River, from Its Source to Its Mouth, in the British North-West Territory, and in the Territory of Alaska
by Schwatka, Frederick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1555213359
- ISBN 13
- 9781555213350
- Seller
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Secaucus, New Jersey: Castle Books, 1988. Facsimile Reprint . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 418pp w appendix and index. Light blue cloth w crisp gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Colour illustrated DJ clean and without wear. First published in Philadelphia: J.Y. Huber, 1891, this is a facsimile reprint edition.
A facsimile reprinting of the 1893 edition, illustrated with original engravings and maps, A Summer in Alaska is one of the great adventure stories of the American dream.
A facsimile reprinting of the 1893 edition, illustrated with original engravings and maps, A Summer in Alaska is one of the great adventure stories of the American dream.
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- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043829
- Title
- A Summer in Alaska: A Popular Account of the Travels of an Alaska Exploring Expedition along the Great Yukon River, from Its Source to Its Mouth, in the British North-West Territory, and in the Territory of Alaska
- Author
- Schwatka, Frederick
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1555213359
- ISBN 13
- 9781555213350
- Publisher
- Castle Books
- Place of Publication
- Secaucus, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Schwatka, Frederick Gustavus, 1849-1892. Yukon, Fleuve - Navigation. Yukon -Descriptions and voyages. Alaska - Descriptions and voyages. Yukon Territory - Description and travel - to 1918. Yukon River - Navigation. Alaska - Description and travel. NO
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration / Travel / Adventure;
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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