The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
by Service, Robert W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Barse & Hopkins, 1907. Cloth. Good. Sturdy book, quality dark blue cloth, gilt lettering bright but a little rubbed in places, gilt gone on lettering on spine, light library stamp and sleeve for card inside back cover, 126 lightly browned pages. A blue mark like felt-tip rubbing on long pages' exterior edge, lightly worn overall. Good, considering it is ex-library.
Synopsis
The Spell of the Yukon and other Verses was originally published under the name of Song of a Sourdough outside the U.S., before other verses were added. The collection of poetry and prose narrates the world through the eyes of Robert Service, a Scottish poet and writer. The Book contains well known verses about the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon a decade earlier, particularly the long, humorous ballads, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee." His work portrays the complex relationship between a growing industrial society and the natural beauty of the land. I am the land that listens, I am the land that broods; Steeped in eternal beauty, crystalline waters and woods. Long have I waited lonely, shunned as a thing accurst, Monstrous, moody, pathetic, the last of the lands and the first; Visioning camp-fires at twilight, sad with a longing forlorn, Feeling my womb o'er-pregnant with the seed of cities unborn.
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Details
- Seller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 55907
- Title
- The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
- Author
- Service, Robert W
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Barse & Hopkins
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- Verses Yukon Canadian Poetry
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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