Voyages on the Yukon and Its Tributaries. A Narrative of Summer Travel in the Interior of Alaska.
by Stuck, Hudson
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Scribner's Sons, 1917. xvi,(2),397 pp. Octavo. Original decorated blue/green cloth. Gilt title on spine and front board. Original endpapers. Photogravure frontispiece. 56 illustrations. 2 folding maps. An unusually clean and crisp copy without any real faults. Arctic Biblio. 17126. Episcopalian missionary who traveled extensively by river and dog-team through the Fort Yukon/Yukon Flats area of Alaska and the Yukon. Scarce in nice condition. 1917
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143470
- Title
- Voyages on the Yukon and Its Tributaries. A Narrative of Summer Travel in the Interior of Alaska.
- Author
- Stuck, Hudson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- Anglican|Dogsledding|Stuck, Hudson|Yukon
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