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194055133New York: Harper & Brothers 1940. 4to. 40 pp unpaginated. Colour and sepia-toned illusts. & plates throughout. Quarter-blue cloth over colour-illustrated boards colour-illustrated endpapers very minor edgewear minor rubbing to couple corners w/ d.j. cover art by De Witt very minor chipping head & foot of spine couple very slight closed tears VG/VG- copy. First edition stated H-P code of a bright copy of this wonderful installment in the Regions of America Series featuring Alaska relating the tales about its animals native Americans mining logging fishing and much more. De Witt 1905-1995 was a German-American artist who emigrated to the US in 1928 and a very successful book illustrator for Harper’s Regions of America series 1940-1948 The Little Golden ABC Golden Geography and the first edition of the Golden Book Encyclopedia. Harper & Brothers, hardcover
194348037Edmonton AB: Stuart Douglas 1943. Tall 8vo. 48 pp unpaginated. Numerous photo illustrations text illustrations in green large double-page map centerfold. Colour-illustrated yellow softcovers totem pole illustration on front cover occasional spotting & soiling some wear still G copy w/ signatures on photos by subjects of illustrations. First edition of this informative and well-illustrated account of building the Alcan Highway or Alaskan Highway as it was being constructed during World War II for the War effort. There are five different photos with signatures and sometimes addresses of those depicted in the image. Stuart Douglas, paperback
193326806Canada: Canadian National Railway System 1933. Paperback. Very good overall. A tourist brochure advertising trips up the Inner Passage from Vancouver to Skagway Alaska. Extensively illustrated with a double page map centerfold. With a stamp on the last page where this was distributed by the Canadian Nat. Railways in Sydney Australia. Includes a separate sheet "Canadian National Steamships Alaska Service -1933" which shows schedules for Vancouver Prince Rupert and Skagway. The fare from Vancouver/Seattle and Victoria to Skagway round trip $90.<br /> <br /> 4to 24pp color illustrated front cover with black titles color map at centerfold staplebound. Slt. dusty cover. Canadian National Railway System paperback
1979917Unalaska Alaska: Unalaska City School 1979. First printing. Card Covers. pp. 148. 4to. measuring 28 cm. Black and white illustrations maps photographs. Illustrated red stiff card covers. A unique school yearbook arranged by the students of Unalaska City School and rich with stories and photographs of staff and students with many of the local Indigenous Eskimo/Inuit students at work study and play. From the introduction: "Cuttlefish Three presents an account of the Jesse Lee Home at Unalaska during the early years of this Century. The Home was a Methodist mission that became famed for the quality of its students -- Dr. P. Gordon Gould Mr. Simeon Oliver Mr. Benny Bensen to name a few. Although the Home was first opened in 1890 and operated continuously until its move to Seward in 1924 'Home on the Bering' concentrates on the years 1911 to 1915. These are the years covered by the bulk of our material the scrapbooks compiled by Clara Cook." Neat ink inscription to the verso of the title page by a former student recalling her own memories while attending the venerable school else no detectable flaws with contents bright clean and unmarked with tight sound binding; fine. OCLC #: 12152169. At time of cataloguing this title does not appear amongst the holdings at Peel BAC/LAC. <br/><br/> Unalaska City School unknown
Incisione inserita nell'opera "A New, Royal, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Including All the Late Important Discoveries Made by the English, and Other Celebrated Navigators .. History and Description of the Whole World... Likewise the Essence of the Voyages of the Most Enterprising Navigators..." edita a Londra da J. Cooke nel gennaio del 1787
Incisione inserita nell'opera "A New, Royal, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Including All the Late Important Discoveries Made by the English, and Other Celebrated Navigators .. History and Description of the Whole World... Likewise the Essence of the Voyages of the Most Enterprising Navigators..." edita a Londra da J. Cooke nel gennaio del 1787
Washington, Smithsonian institution, 1937. In 8°, PP XI+431n. Brossura originale. Numerose illustrazioni in nero fuori testo, alcune tavole più volte ripiegate.
193018031930 Chez "Nouvelle Société d'Edition", Paris, 1930. Petit in-8 broché, 252 pages. Traduction de Louis Postif. Texte américain "The Snowshoe Trail"
187514880Paris, Paul Ducrocq, s.d. [1875]. Un vol. au format pt in-4 (238 x 157 mm) de 1 f. bl., 1 f. n.fol., 1 frontispice n.fol., vi - 370 pp., 1 f. n.fol., 1 grande carte dépliante in fine, et 1 f. bl. Plein cartonnage cerise d'édition, plats biseautés, filets gras et maigres dorés et en noir encdrant le premier plat, lequel s'orne en outre de larges fleurons dorés, titre doré, dos lisse à l'identique, toutes tranches dorées.
19011113734Washington, Government Printing Office, 1901. 4to. 98 S., 5 farb. Karten (2 mehrf. gefaltet), 8 Taf. (Dept. of the Interior/U. S. Geological Survey). OBr. m. überklebtem Rücken (Umschl. begriffen u. oben beschädigt, St. verso Titel u. mehrf. verso Karten).
394 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. Many great black and white photographic plates. "The epic northern adventure of the men who rushed for gold, the workers who toiled in winter storms and thawing muck carving the grade and laying rail, and the ingenious characters who dreamed, schemed, promoted, and finally built the White Pass and Yukon Railway." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative work. Book
Features: Solar Eclipse of 1980 - scientists race totality; Devils, Quolis, Dunnarts and Thylacines - a survey of Tasmanian mammals; Journey into Northern China - impressions of a scientist; A Geologist in Alaska - John C. reed on 45 years in the boondocks; Nebraska Miocene Giant Turtle - complete skeleton reveals new species; Niger - Tenere Expedition - geographical and archeological observations; Transglobe Expedition Now in Antarctica - British explorers circling globe on polar axis; Exploring Canada's Ellice River - observing Arctic tundra flora and fauna; New support for Archeological Discovery; Malaysia-Singapore Waterway Border - United Nations Law of the Sea problems. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: South Nahanni River Valley Expedition - a canoe-and-climb journey in Canada's Northwest Territories; Exploration of Today's World; Martin and Osa Johnson - exploration was their way of life; Arnold Hauerslev-Haverlee - an unorthodox explorer; Continued Exploration of Venus; Medical Detective in Africa - solution of an explosive medical mystery in Mali; Meteorites and Man-made Satellites - when they fall to earth; Observing Marine Mammals in Alaska - students gain field experience; Goal - to Penetrate Tibet - a hazardous 19th century attempt - Mr. T.T. Cooper. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
250 pages. Author's inscription and signature upon title page. Map endpapers. "True-life story of author's father's life, beginning in South Africa during the Boer War, moving to Alaska, then to New York, Buffalo, Kansas, San Fransisco, Vancouver and back to Alaska. Based upon letters written to subject's family." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked in glossy illustrated boards. Excellent copy. Book
1988Q-088240184XAlaska Northwest Books 1988-09-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alaska Northwest Books paperback
2006Q-1574717235Creative Teaching Press 2006-06-30. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Creative Teaching Press paperback
194915203Alaska: Associated Students of Alaska University. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Dark green padded pebble-grained buckram embossed with mountain scene and the tiltle in large embossed gilt letters. Edges very lightly rubbed contains photographs of past and present students in both formal and informal surroundings numerous advertsements etc. A lovely clean tight copy. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 144. pages . Associated Students of Alaska University hardcover
1983Q-0882401718Alaska Geographic Society 1983-03-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alaska Geographic Society paperback
2002Q-1558685006Graphic Arts Books 2002-08-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Graphic Arts Books hardcover
19961-187796221XUniv of Alaska Fairbanks Center for 1996. Paperback. New. 5th edition. 66 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.25 inches. Univ of Alaska Fairbanks Center for paperback
1984Q-0882402021Graphic Arts Books 1984-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Graphic Arts Books paperback
2004Q-088240587xAlaska Northwest Books 2004-05-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alaska Northwest Books paperback
197553892ABSecond Edition. Anchorage, Ken Wray's Print Shop for The Alasca Historical Society. 1975. 4°. 8 n.n. Bl., 264 S. und 77 Tafeln. Originalbroschur.
197553892ABAnchorage, Ken Wray's Print Shop for The Alasca Historical Society., 1975. 4°. 8 n.n. Bl., 264 S. und 77 Tafeln. Originalbroschur. Second Edition.
2002Q-1574718150CREATIVE TEACHING PRESS 2002-03-27. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! CREATIVE TEACHING PRESS paperback