The Spell Of The Yukon And Other Verses
by Service, Robert W
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Barse & Hopkins, 1914. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1914 On The Copyright Page With No Additional Printing Stated. The Book Is Bound In Green Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering On The Front And Spine. Moderate Wear With No Ownership Information Present.
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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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042043
- Title
- The Spell Of The Yukon And Other Verses
- Author
- Service, Robert W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Barse & Hopkins
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1914
- Pages
- 99
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Poetry - American African
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About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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