The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
by Service, Robert W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- very good; light creasing of front board; p.o.'s tasteful book plate inside front board; loose front fly leaf; all else-clea
- Seller
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Golconda, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1907. flexible leather. very good; light creasing of front board; p.o.'s tasteful book plate inside front board; loose front fly leaf; all else-clean, tight, & attractive.. 24 mo; ; textured red boards with gilt title & decoration on front board126 pp.
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
- Bookseller
- Rosebud Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1.19745
- Title
- The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
- Author
- Service, Robert W
- Format/Binding
- Flexible leather
- Book Condition
- Used - very good; light creasing of front board; p.o.'s tasteful book plate inside front board; loose front fly leaf; all else-clea
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Barse & Hopkins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
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About the Seller
Rosebud Books
Biblio member since 2007
Golconda, Illinois
About Rosebud Books
Rosebud Books is located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest in the "Land Between the Rivers". We are an internet shop, open by appointment to the public. Our inventory contains a litte bit of everything from vintage technical to modern first eds. We have a nice collection of vintage and collectible children's literature and all types of poetry, art, & drama.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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