Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1889, First edition. . original pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, edge lightly rubbed, else a fine clean copy, presentation inscription from the author. . 12mo [20 x 13.5 cm]; x, 352, [viii, ads] pp. . Ricks p33 cites this 1st edition of 1889. A narrative of the author's travels by rail, boat, etc, with description of the various places he passed through including Yellowstone Park, Grand Canyon, geysers, Mount Tacoma, Vancouver Island, steamship to Alaska, Cook's Inlet, forests, animal life, seals, hunting, climate, gambling in Alaska, native people, schools, Fort Wrangel, native dwellings, mastodons in Alaska, glaciers, bears, salmon, Glacier Bay, Sitka, contrast to Russian Sitka, Prince of Wales Island, Rocky mountains, etc. An attractive copy for the first edition, inscribed from the author A picture of this book is available on request by email.

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Bookseller: Horizon Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: J11245
Title: The New Eldorado, a Summer Journey to Alaska
Author: BALLOU, Maturin M.;
Format/Binding: Original pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, edge lightly rubbed, else a fine clean copy, presentation ins
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1889, First edition.
Size: 12mo [20 x 13.5 cm]; x, 352, [vi
Bookseller catalogs: Travel - Polar;

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