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Through the Sub-Arctic (Subarctic) Forest, a Record of a Canoe Journey From Fort Wrangel to the Pelly Lakes and Down the Yukon River to the Behring Sea
by Pike, Warburton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London & New York: Edward Arnold, 1896. First Edition. 1st Printing. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 295 pages. Plus 32 pages of new books and announcements by publisher Edward Arnold. Light shelf wear, corners rounded, top page edges dust stained. Two folding maps without tears. Gilt and black titles with moose inset on the front cover, gilt titles on spine. 17 illustrations plus two maps. An extraordinary 4000 mile adventure from Fort Wrangel to the Pelly lakes then down the Yukon river to the Behring Sea. Completely self contained in that the only supplies available where from the land, hunting & fishing sometimes abundant game still left him in periods of near starvation. The hardships he went through form a fine test of the true explorer's spirit.
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- Bookseller
- John Simmer Gun Books +
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16154
- Title
- Through the Sub-Arctic (Subarctic) Forest, a Record of a Canoe Journey From Fort Wrangel to the Pelly Lakes and Down the Yukon River to the Behring Sea
- Author
- Pike, Warburton
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Pages
- 295
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 1.98 lbs
- Keywords
- ARCTIC, SUBARCTIC
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John Simmer Gun Books +
Biblio member since 2017
New Westminster, British Columbia
About John Simmer Gun Books +
John Simmer Gun Books + is a reflection of my interest in the evolution of weapons, hunting & fishing and human survival in the hostile climates of desert & arctic. Internet sales only.
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