alaska last american frontier de wpa colby merle (11 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good-. Later Printing. Stamped on front free endpaper. Rear map missing. Boards with light wear to extremities. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 427 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Twelfth Printing. Previous owner name. Some small pieces missing from edge of dustjacket. Large two-sided folded map present in rear pocket; scarce thus. Part of the American Guide Series. Designs and illustrations by F. Lo Pinto, David Weisman and Richard Halls. Photography by W. Lincoln Highton. The only book in the American Guide Series to credit a sole author (the Idaho guide credits Vardis Fisher as editor); no less an authority than the Saturday Review called it the most important and descriptive book about Alaska in print, and that designation may still be true.

Hardcover. Etat : Good+. Boards faded and with moderate wear. Hinges have a bit of play. Former owner's inscription on half-title page. Internally nice and tight. ; The definitive source on Alaska, before it became a state. The only book in the series to credit a sole author (the Idaho guide credits Vardis Fisher as editor) , no less an authority than the 'Saturday Review' called it 'the most important and descriptive book about Alaska in print' and that designation may still be true. This later printing from 1945 is less common. Including the map in rear pocket. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 427 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, 9th printing. American Guide series. Sponsored by John W. Troy, Governor of Alaska. DJ and initial sale price intact ($3.00). Illustrated with photographs, drawings and a map in a pocket on the inside rear board. Rear endpaper has a water or coffee stain, and a small bookseller's label; otherwise, unmarked pages. Protected in an archival wrapper. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Will insure at buyer's expense, if requested Condition: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ DJ.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Later Printing. Former owner's neat writing on half title page. Front hinge professionally repaired. (Repair is practically invisible). A very handsome copy! ; Map in rear pocket. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 427 pages.

Hardcover; Seventh Printing. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Good+. DJ torn and with open tears. Boards with light rubbing to extremities ; The definitive source on Alaska, before it became a state. The only book in the series to credit a sole author (the Idaho guide credits Vardis Fisher as editor) , no less an authority than the 'Saturday Review' called it 'the most important and descriptive book about Alaska in print' and that designation may still be true. Includes NF map in rear pocket; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 427 pages.

Cloth. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in blue cloth w/gold dec and titles. Near Fine /No DJ. Spine rubbed to illegibility, owner name front and rear endpapers, else Fine and unmarked. 427pp inc. Index; illustrated in maps, photos, map endpapers, map in pocket part at rear. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good-. First Edition. Boards with light wear to extremities. Gilt lettering a bit faded. Endpapers tanned. Map in rear pocket missing. ; The definitive source on Alaska, before it became a state. The only book in the American Guide Series to credit a sole author (the Idaho guide credits Vardis Fisher as editor) , no less an authority than the 'Saturday Review' called it 'the most important and descriptive book about Alaska in print' and that designation may still be true. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 427 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good-. First Edition. Boards with moderate shelfwear and with the spine faded. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. ; The definitive source on Alaska, before it became a state. The only book in the American Guide Series to credit a sole author (the Idaho guide credits Vardis Fisher as editor) , no less an authority than the 'Saturday Review' called it 'the most important and descriptive book about Alaska in print' and that designation may still be true. Map in rear pocket. Schoyer 7 ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 427 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good-. Etat de la jaquette : Good+. First Edition. DJ chipped and with small open tears. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Slight weakening to front hinge. ; The definitive source on Alaska, before it became a state. The only book in the American Guide Series to credit a sole author (the Idaho guide credits Vardis Fisher as editor) , no less an authority than the 'Saturday Review' called it 'the most important and descriptive book about Alaska in print' and that designation may still be true. Map in rear pocket. Schoyer 7 ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; lxv, 427 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st. Produced for the Federal Writers' Project by the Works Progress Administration, sponsored by Alaska Governer John W. Troy. Part of the "American Guide Series." Designs and illustrations by F. Lo Pinto, David Weisman and Richard Halls. Photography by W. Lincoln Highton. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt. Illustrated endpapers. Heavily illustrated with photographs and drawings in black and white throughout. Includes large two-sided folded map, in flawless condition, in pouch on rear free endpaper. Book is fine except for neat signature of previous owner on half-title, title, and rear free endpaper. Gorgeous dust jacket has wear to extremities. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. 427 pages.