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Alaska Beckons by Marius Barbeau - 1947

by Marius Barbeau

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Alaska Beckons

by Marius Barbeau

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Canada:: Caxton Printers/Macmillan,, 1947. VG/no DJ. SIGNED on title page. Brown boards, no dust jacket: original owners' stamp on front endpaper, top & some internal pages. Bumps to corners,some abrasions to edges, at one place internally appears slightly loose between signatures, otherwise, tight. Chapter on "chanting Buddhist dirges." Similarity between Alaskan natives and Chinese songs. - SIGNED on title page.
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  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Caxton Printers/Macmillan,
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  • Date Published 1947

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Alaska Beckons

Alaska Beckons

by Barbeau, Marius. Illustrated By Arthur Price

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Canada and Caldwell, Idaho: The Macmillan Company of Canada; The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1947. First edition [1947]. Historical fiction set in Alaska, with special attention paid to native culture and tradition. Illustrated in black and white with motifs from Tlingit and other tribal arts. Tan cloth, illustrated endpapers, no dustjacket. Light rubbing to the edges, a little heavier at the lower corners, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Alaska Beckons

by Barbeau, Marius

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Caldwell, ID, U.S.A.: Caxton Press, 1947. 344pp Illustrated Cover is lightly soiled. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Price, Arthur .
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Alaska Beckons

by BARBEAU, Marius

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Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, 1947. 343p. with 32 full-page woodcut illustrations, black and red printed illustrated endpapers & title page. Numerous black & white illustrations in text. "Evidence supporting the theory that various aspects of the northwest coast Indian culture originated in Asia. Includes some of the author's own observations and experiences in the Stikine in the 1920's and a chapter on the Alaska Highway" Cover stained. Text Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Price, Arthur. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Alaska Beckons

Alaska Beckons

by BARBEAU, Marius

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Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers / Macmillan Company of Canada, 1947. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. 343pp. Illustrated by Arthur Price. Near fine with slight bumps on the corners and rear foredge in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with a slightly darkened spine, internal tape repairs, and tiny tears.
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ALASKA BECKONS

by Barbeau, Marius

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Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1947. 343 pages in good condition. Edges yellowed. Stain on the fore-edge and bottom edge. Colourfully illustrated endpapers. Beige cloth with illustration and brown and black titles. Spine darkened and lightly worn at the head/tail. Corners lightly bumped. GOOD+. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+.
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ALASKA BECKONS

by Barbeau, Marius

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Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1947. 343 pages in very good condition. Illustrated throughout with b/w plates. Colourfully illustrated endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate on the page following the ffep. Beige hardcovers with illustrations and red/black titles. Corners not bumped. Illustrated, beige DJ with red titles. Spine and edges darkened. Chips and tears on corners and edges. Two large chips on front jacket. Not price clipped. VG+/FAIR. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/Fair. Illus. by Price, Arthur.
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ALASKA BECKONS

by Barbeau, Marius

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Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1947. 343 pp. Colurfully illustrated endpapers. Beige cloth with brown and black titles. Spine and edges darkened, small stains. VG.
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Alaska Beckons

by Barbeau, Marius

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Caldwell / Toronto: Caxton / MacMillan 1947, 1st edition. (Cloth) 343pp. Very good plus in very good dust jacket. Illus. Illustrated end-papers. Dust jacket shows slight general shelf wear, small chips at edges. Illustrations by Arthur Price..
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