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Across Widest America, Newfoundland to Alaska; Withe the Impressions of Two Years' Sojourn on the Bering Coast Profusely Illustrated
by Devine, Edward J. (S.J.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair to Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Montreal: The Canadian Messenger, 1905 Book. Illus. by Photos and Maps. Fair to Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original green cloth highly decorated in gold on boards. Hinges badly cracked, but covers still attached. Upper half of backstrip torn away from one joint, but present. Inscribed, "To Dr. Lunney, From one of his best friends. The Author. New Years '06." Author's portrait frontispiece as well as a second portrait on second free endpaper. This volume contains articles which were printed first in the London "Month" and the "Canadian Messenger" as well as additional material. Newfoundland, Towards the West, The Western Prairies, Through the Rockies, Seattle, The Russian Domination in Alaska, Failure of Russian Enterprise, The Bering Coast, Council Mining Camp, The Autumn Exodus, Winter Isolation in Alaska, The Alaskan Mail, The Aboriginal Tribes of Alaska, Religion in Alaska, Last Year on the Bering Coast. Lower right corner tips trimmed. Laid in is a newspaper obituary of the author. 307 pp..
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- Bookseller
- Dave Shoots, Bookseller
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005141
- Title
- Across Widest America, Newfoundland to Alaska; Withe the Impressions of Two Years' Sojourn on the Bering Coast Profusely Illustrated
- Author
- Devine, Edward J. (S.J.)
- Illustrator
- Photos and Maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair to Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First ( No Additional printings)
- Publisher
- The Canadian Messenger
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- NOISBN Missions. Eskimos. Miners.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Travel;
Terms of Sale
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
In case of returns, seller will refund purchase price and initial shipping cost provided merchandise is returned in good condition within 14 days of sale. Payment methods accepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, PayPal (to daveshoots@nb.aibn.com), cash, cheque or money order. 20% discount to the trade. Books will be shipped as customer prefers upon receipt of purchase price and shipping costs. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR BOOK. THANKS!
About the Seller
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2004
Saint John, New Brunswick
About Dave Shoots, Bookseller
We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- New
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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