Katmai & White Water Alaska Adventure
by Erskine Wilson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Poor
- Seller
-
Los Banos, California, United States
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About This Item
Abelard-Schuman, 1962. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Poor. Katmai by Erskine Wilson Signed + Bonus Abelard-Schuman1962, lst. Inscribed by Erskine Hardback in good condition, dust jacket poor condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some slight tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is a mess, rips, tears, dings, chips etc. This is the true story of the Katmai earthquake in Alaska that took place in 1912. The eruption occurred on the Alaska Peninsula (in Alaska), only ~170 km from Kodiak and ~440 km from Anchorage. It was the largest eruption of the 20th century, beating 1991 Pinatubo by a factor of 3 in volume and, for comparison, 1980 Mt. St. Helens by a factor of 30! B&W illustrations and photos. Bonus: White Water an Alaskan Adventurer by Erskine Hardback in acceptable condition with poor dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked binding tight. Dust jacket a wreck. This is the story of Eriskine's 30 year sailing up and down the Alaskan Coast. B&W illustrations and photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Phoenix books\Joannes Used Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005109
- Title
- Katmai & White Water Alaska Adventure
- Author
- Erskine Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Abelard-Schuman
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- VOLANCO KATMAI, ALASKA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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Phoenix books\Joannes Used Books
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About Phoenix books\Joannes Used Books
Phoenix Books (Joanne's Used Books) is a full-service new and used bookstore located in the heart of California's central valley. In business since 1977, we carry a large selection of new and used titles in all subjects, special order, offer search services as well as notary services. We have a large collection of titles dealing with Equines, Central California History, regional cookbooks and Indian/Asian Art.The store is open Monday through Saturday.
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