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Thin blue octavo ; 80 p : illus, photos, maps ; 22 cm Nice photographs of climbing routes, uncommon // Rock climbing -- Alaska -- Anchorage -- Guidebooks -- Maps
Features: Speaking Out - in defense of the cocktail party; Newmarket (England) - Horsiest Town in the World; People on the Way Up - John Hause, Pat Hutar, Colonel Wesley Posvar, Patty Duke; What is Life Made Of? - Sir Lawrence Bragg; Battling Bishop - James A. Pike; 3-page colour centerfold for the 1962 Ford Mercurys; Nice colour Pepsi ad; My Own Story - Casey Stengel (part 1 of 2); General of Outer Space - Bernard Adolf Schriever bucked conservative superiors and risked his career to help close the missile gap; HiJack - Robbery and Murder on the Alaska Highway (Part 2 of 2); What Parents Should Know about Childhood Cancer; William F. Dawson - a one man Peace Corps. Above-average wear. Long opening along coverfold. Unmarked. Book
Facsimile of the rare original account, first published in 1780, of the great explorations into Russia, Siberia, and North America. Tall 8vo. Original leather grained cloth binding. Fine condition.These facsimiles are the most affordable way to study, own, and enjoy such rare Americana. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NW29
232 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Frances Barkley's "Reminiscences," published here for the first time, contain her descriptions of their life at sea, and visits to South America, India, China, and what is now known as Alaska and British Columbia. Author has added a wealth of interesting detail on the Barkleys and the world of their time. Offers an intriguing view of the eighteenth century and of a high-spirited woman in British Columbia's past. Dab of liquid paper atop first page. Prior owner's name and blind stamp upon half-title page. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Book
188945954Boston: Estes & Lauriat 1889. Tall thick 8vo. 348 pp. Frontisp. numerous plates text illusts. Illust. green cloth w/ decorative lettering in gilt & black on front cover & spine pictorial cover art minor bumping & wear to corners some rubbing to fore-edges front hinge starting still VG- copy w/ bookplate on front pastedown. First edition of this installment in the author’s Dutton family travel series where they trek to Alaska to hunt for buried treasure of gold. The Red Mountain in the titles is named for Cinnabar a red ore from which mercury is extracted for gold mining. This was also published later under the title “The Gold-Hunters of Alaska.†Estes & Lauriat, hardcover
1912106335<p>8vo original printed stiff paper wrappers folding map 18 1/2" x 26" 12 2 pp. Some wear to wrappers slight creasing; otherwise near fine. This is a somewhat scarce fairly early map of Alaska that includes a 12-page index of places and geological features0f the area. The map shows all the railroads cities towns post offices and lakes and rivers. The map also contains three inset maps of the Aleutian Islands Seward Peninsula Mining District and the Mt. McKinley District. The OCLC locates three copies. OCLC. </p> Rand McNally & Company, books
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Orange cloth boards show light wear and spots and fraying at edges. Previous owner's inscription inside. 120 pages. Black and white drawings by Walter S. Rogers. 365 pages, plus advertisements. Missing folding map.
1912106335<p>8vo original printed stiff paper wrappers folding map 18 1/2" x 26" 12 2 pp. Some wear to wrappers slight creasing; otherwise near fine. This is a somewhat scarce fairly early map of Alaska that includes a 12-page index of places and geological features0f the area. The map shows all the railroads cities towns post offices and lakes and rivers. The map also contains three inset maps of the Aleutian Islands Seward Peninsula Mining District and the Mt. McKinley District. The OCLC locates three copies. OCLC. </p> Rand McNally & Company,
193156650New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corp. 1931. 8vo. viii 261 pp. plus 3 pp. publisher’s ads. Illust. title frontisp. Pictorial blue publisher’s cloth Art Deco cover art on front cover & spine in orange minor spotting soiling to fore-edges w/ d.j. Art Deco cover art of railroad construction next to a cliff of ice cover artist initials LT slight wear VG/NF copy. First edition of this third title in the Barrow Brothers Series set against the backdrop of Paul Barrows as a teenager helping to ramrod a railroad line through the Chugach Pass in the Alaskan wilderness and reach lucrative copper mines. Bechdolt 1884 was a noted Seattle author who at wrote for the Seattle PI from 1906-16 issued all five titles in the Barrows Brothers Series in 1931 but is perhaps best remembered for his Little Golden Book title “Little Boy with a Big Horn†1950. See: William Gowen Jack Bechdolt and the Barrow Brothers Series Newsboy March-April 2015 pp. 11-15. Cosmopolitan Book Corp., hardcover
0971950512-11-1-29Sebastian Press Serbian Orthodox Diocese Western America. New 2nd Edition. Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Sebastian Press, Serbian Orthodox Diocese Western America unknown
188634102Wash D.C.: McGill 1886. First edition. 13pp. Original printed wrappers very nice copy. Rare. Not in Wickersham Tourville or Ricks McGill unknown books
31 pages. Black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. "In this story of the Unegkurmiut, learn about the ways of a maritime hunter and gatherer." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative introductory work. Book
19971-1887904506St. Herman Press 1997. Paperback. New. 8.25x5.25x0.75 inches. St. Herman Press paperback
116321812X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1432611577.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1417956577.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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2005SONG1432611577Kessinger Publishing 2005-03-01. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.00x0.81x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
2005DADAX1432611577Kessinger Publishing 2005-03-01. hardcover. New. 6.00x0.81x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
Articles: The North Pacific Campaign in Perspective; The Origins of British Whaling - Pre-1750 English and Scottish Involvement in the Northern Whale Fishery; We Have Missed Another Great Opportunity - G.G. McGeer, Alaska, and the Politics of Failed Advocacy; plus numerous book reviews. Three book reviews circled in Table of Contents else clean with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Articles: The Impact of German Technology on the Royal Canadian Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic, 19442-1943; The Seamen's Union, the National Maritime Board and Firemen - Labour management in the British Mercantile Marine; The Defence of Alaska Must Remain a Primary Concern of the United States - Canada and the North Pacific, May-June 1942; Management of the Port of Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies, during the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries; Government and Port Administration in Japan in the aftermath of the Port and Harbour Law of 1950; plus several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
90 pages. Profusely illustrated in black and white. "A concise, fact-filled resource book for anyone interested in the fishing industry. Covering every major fishing port from San Francisco to Kodiak, Alaska... offers detailed information about fishing and cannery work - where the the jobs are, who hires, what the work is like and how much you should expect to earn." - from back cover. Above-average soiling and wear externally. Contents sound and unmarked. A pleasant throwback to more prosperous times of the northwest commercial fishery. Book
40 pages. Features: Cover photo of naval gunners in action; Military photo-illustrated poem entitled Thanksgiving, 1942, by Edna St. Vincent Millay; Intimate Portrait of the Pacific Sailor - The Cock of the Walk; Fiery Frenchman General Henri Honore Giraud says "Always Attempt the Impossible!"; Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and his mastery of the art of surprise has been vividlly shown in recent military events; Governor Ernest Gruening tells the story of the building of the great Alaska Highway; Great one-page color Navy recruiting ad with title "You Can Fight Best Where You Fit Best" offers free training in 49 trades; The CD (Civil Defense) Army swings into full action; The Nightmares That Haunt Germany; - appearance of an American army in Africa is one; "Our Best" - Our Fliers - John Steinbeck writes of a very special kind of man on that can be welded firmly into bomber teams; Beau Catchers - great fashion photos of ladies' hats; Article on Canada's Air Fighters, with photo of Wing Comdr. Douglas Bader; Soiling to covers. Unmarked. Average wear. Moderate age-toning to contents. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book
352 p. Hardcover Ex-Library in good condition