WILDERNESS - A JOURNAL OF QUIET ADVENTURE IN ALASKA
by Kent, Rockwell
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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PORTLAND, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Kent Rockwell. (Kent Rockwell)illus. WILDERNESS - A JOURNAL OF QUIET ADVENTURE IN ALASKA by Rockwell Kent. Putnam's NY, 1920 (1st edition). 4to., cloth, 217pp. Inscribed by Kent on the dedication page "and to Stephen Etnier/ this, my personal copy/ is, with affectionate regards/ inscribed/ Rockwell Kent/ 1929." Rockwell Kent's self-described "personal copy" of one of his most significant books, inscribed and presented to Stephen Etnier, then his apprentice, in 1929. Housed in Etnier's custom made chemise and slipcase. The front inner hinge reclosed, the gilt lettering dulled, else a very nice copy, with a special association and extraordinary provenance.
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- Bookseller
- Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10049
- Title
- WILDERNESS - A JOURNAL OF QUIET ADVENTURE IN ALASKA
- Author
- Kent, Rockwell
- Illustrator
- Kent Rockwell
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
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About the Seller
Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts
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PORTLAND, Maine
About Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts
A FINE THING is a bookstore and art gallery in Portland Maine, specializing in fine prints by American and European artists, art reference books, photography books, and children's books. We have a website at www.edpollackfinearts.com
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