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Uncle Sam's Attic: the intimate story of Alaska
by Davis, Mary Lee
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Boston, Massachusetts: W.A. Wilde, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine and readable account of the eight years' experiences of the author having adventure in Alaska, written for popular audiences about Alaska, the people, cities, mineral and other resources, flora and fauna and economic development, with chapters on social history, the Gold Rush, Native American totems, and weather and climate. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, unmarked interior but for previous owner's inscription, neatly rendered, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound simply in blue cloth over boards, gold stamped lettering to cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Illustrated endpapers (maps of Alaska) front and rear. 402 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 356170
- Title
- Uncle Sam's Attic: the intimate story of Alaska
- Author
- Davis, Mary Lee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W.A. Wilde
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mary Lee Davis Alaska travel exploration Americana Far North
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana/Regional Interest;
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