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Henning, Robert A; ALASKA GEOGRAPHIC staff
Alaska's Great Interior Alaska Geographic
Alaska Geographic Society 1980-03-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alaska Geographic Society paperback
Referencia librero : Q-0882401386 ISBN : 0882401386 9780882401386
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Henry, John Frazier
Early Maritime Artists of the Pacific Northwest Coast, 1741-1841
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 240 pages. Previous owner's identifying stamp. Tiny tear on dust jacket at top of spine.
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Henry, Joseph Kaye
Flora of Southern British Columbia and Vancouver Island - with Many References to Alaska and Northern Species
363 pages. Index. "Provides a brief description of the flowering plants, the ferns and their allies found in Southern British Columbia." - from Preface. Prescribed for use in the schools of British Columbia. Front free endpaper removed. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Book
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Herndon, Booton
The great land
241pp. , maps, ports. 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Heye, Arthur
Im letzten Westen. Mit Trappern, Fischern Goldsuchern in Alaska. Fünfte Auflage
Rüschlikon, Albert Müller Verlag, 1939. 275 S. Gr.-8° Groß-Oktav, Leinen
Referencia librero : 75007
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Heye, Artur
Im letzten Westen. Mit Trappern, Fischern, Goldsuchern in Alaska.
Rüschlikon-Zürich:, Albert Müller, 1939. Gr.-8°. 275 S., 32 Bildtafeln, 1 Karte. Leinen 5. Auflage. (Rücken angebräunt; Papier altersbedingt leicht gebräunt; gut erhalten)
Referencia librero : 36086BB
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Higgins, John
The North Pacific Deckhand's & Alaska Cannery Worker's Handbook
90 pages. Profusely illustrated in black and white. "A concise, fact-filled resource book for anyone interested in the fishing industry. Covering every major fishing port from San Francisco to Kodiak, Alaska... offers detailed information about fishing and cannery work - where the the jobs are, who hires, what the work is like and how much you should expect to earn." - from back cover. Above-average soiling and wear externally. Contents sound and unmarked. A pleasant throwback to more prosperous times of the northwest commercial fishery. Book
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Hill, Beth
The Remarkable World of Frances Barkley: 1769-1845
232 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Frances Barkley's "Reminiscences," published here for the first time, contain her descriptions of their life at sea, and visits to South America, India, China, and what is now known as Alaska and British Columbia. Author has added a wealth of interesting detail on the Barkleys and the world of their time. Offers an intriguing view of the eighteenth century and of a high-spirited woman in British Columbia's past. Dab of liquid paper atop first page. Prior owner's name and blind stamp upon half-title page. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Book
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Hill, Robert C.
Railway & Marine News, A Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, June 15, 1911, Vol. IX, No. 11 - Launching of the Titanic!
Features: Reasons Why the Canadian Pacific is So Prosperous; Spokane Rate Decision Eagerly Awaited; Value of Steel Equipment Demonstrated in Wreck of the Crack Milwaukee Train, Columbian on May 30th east of Ralston, WA; Continued Smuggling of Opium into West Coast Ports Aboard Trans-Pacific Steamships; Professional Biography of Joseph H. Young, President of Alaska Steamship Co. - with photo; Contracts Let for Coaling Plants in Seattle and Tacoma - article with two photos; $1 Million Available for Improvements at Moran Shipyards; Record Run Between Puget Sound and Callao by Schooner Wilbert L. Smith; After 20 Years on the Seattle-Tacoma Run, Steamer Flyer is Sold - Feature article with photo; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Photo of Steamer Tampico Submerged in Seattle Harbor; Photo of New Boilers for Steamer Charmer built by Commercial Boiler Works of Seattle; Effects of the Panama Canal on Pacific Coast - Oriental Trade; News of Tacoma; Launching of the Titanic - 1/3 page article including photo of the Titanic in drydock with man standing below her massive 100-ton rudder; Charming one-page illustrated ad for The Shasta Limited, "The Finest Train in the West" which connected Seattle with San Francisco; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
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HIMMELHEBER, Hans
Eskimokünstler. Ergebnisse einer Reise in Alaska.
Eisenach,Röth (1953). 2.Aufl. gr.8°. 136 S. Mit 19 Zeichng. im Text, 44 Abb. auf Taf. u. 1 Kte. Oln. mit OU. Schutzumschlag angestaubt mit sauber geklebten Einrissen u. Fehlstellen, Einband etw. bestoßen, Vorsätze nachgedunkelt, sonst gut erh. - Bücher der Brücke
Referencia librero : R5078-93
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Hinton, A. Cherry (Signed); Godsell, Philip H.
The Yukon
184 pages. Index. Thirty-one pages of black and white photographic plates. Signed and inscribed by Hinton upon front free endpaper. Presents the Yukon's lively history from the gold rush through to construction of the Alaska Highway. Average wear. Binding intact. Some sunning to back strip. A sound copy. Book
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Hinz, Rev. John
Grammar and Vocabulary of the Eskimo Language - as Spoken By the Kuskokwim and Southwest Coast Eskimos of Alaska
194 pages. Average wear. Binding intact. Bright gilt lettering upon front board and spine. Children's scribbling upon blank leaves at end of book. Book
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Historical Alaska Maritime Photographs
S. S. ALZA
1905. Port-quarter image with some fading to left edge not affecting impacting image of the ship. The starboard beam image a bit yellowed with a prior owner affixing a caption label to the lower margin: "Alaskan steamer in the Inside Passage. / c. 1910 ". Port-quarter image: 4" x 5". Starboard beam: 3-3/4" x 4-3/4". Port quarter image accompanied by typed caption label: "S.S. Alza Alaskan Gold Rush Steamer. / c.1905 " <br/><br/>2 silver gelatin photographs of the single-stack Alaskan steamer SS ALZA circa 1905 - 1910 one from the port quarter; the second from the starboard beam. An on-line search for this vessel yielded zero results. unknown books
Referencia librero : 41989
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HITCHCOCK Mary E.
TWO WOMEN IN THE KLONDIKE. The story of a journey to the Gold-Fields of Alaska.
In-8 p. (mm. 220x145), tela edit. figur. in bianco, oro e nero, tagli sup. dorati, pp. XIV,485,(2), con 105 ill. fotografiche in b.n. nel t. (compresa la tav. al frontesp). Affascinante resoconto di un viaggio verso Dawon via lo Yukon River, con ritorno via Skagway e Stika. L'A., che coraggiosamente intraprese questo viaggio assieme a una amica nell'estate del 1898, descrive gli usi e costumi della valle attraversata dallo Yukon, la frenesia della corsa all'oro in Dawon, il Skagway Pass, ecc. “Manca la mappa dell'Alaska (the map of Alaska is missing)”. Ben conservato.
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Hofmann, Charles
Drum Dance: Legends, Ceremonies, Dances and Songs of the Eskimos
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 96 pages. 6 7/8"w x 8 1/4"h. Legends, ceremonies, dances and songs of the Eskimos, with lyrics, some with melody lines. Many b&w illustrations.
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Holman, H.K.; Webber, W.E.; Freeman, Lewis R.; Ullrich, Will C.; Sheptsone, Harold J.; Singer, George; Harrison, Earle; Burton, H.M.; Flemming, Leonard; Jones, Frank P.; Frerichs Jr., William; Ganthony, Robert
The Wide World - The Magazine For Men, April 1915, No. 204, Vol. 34
Pages 485-577, plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: With the Dynamite Squad - among warring factions in Mexico; A Sportsman in the Wilds - an African hunting trip; When the "Norther" Broke - windstorms off the west coast of South America; James "Jimmy" Inness of Juneau, Alaska and his feud against bears; Jimmy's Bear; Curiosities of the Holy Land - part I - peasant life in Palestine - many sensational photos; An Unexecuted Sentence - George Singer was condemned to be hanged; Harnessing a Million Gallons - a farmer builds a reservoir in South Africa; A Prisoner of the Gitanos - author was a prisoner of gipsies for six months; Lost in the Everglades; The Wanderings of an Entertainer, Part II - Robert Ganthony; My Escape from Venezuela - what happened to an Englishman who meddled in the politics of this nation; Odds and Ends. Average wear. Binding intact. Bit of clear tape at each end of spine. A sound copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
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Home, Alaska Pioneers'
Report of the Alaska Pioneers' Home 1916 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Referencia librero : 1397349980.G ISBN : 1397349980 9781397349989
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Honorable Walter E Clarke, Governor of Alaska; G Waldo Browne and Nathan Haskell Dole
The New America and the Far East Alaska
Marshall Jones Company 1910. First Edition. Very Good condition. Volume 9 in the series. Introduction by Hon. Walter E. Clark Governor of Alaska. Marshall Jones Company unknown
Referencia librero : NJ0779
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Horst-Dieter, Ebert
Traumreisen mit der Eisenbahn.
München, Bruckmann, 2009. Die berühmtesten Züge, die schönsten Strecken 194 S. (37x30 cm) Großformat, Pappband mit Umschlag / gebundene Ausgabe
Referencia librero : 54819
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Howard Clifford
The Skagway Story
Book is in excellent condition with very light cover wear. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Oblong format, 170 pages, b&w photos throughout. Very clean book.
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Hoyt, Vance; Eldred, C.; Haigh, G.; McCord, P.; Piatt, D.; Davidson, D.; Ganthony, R.; Shepstone, H.; et al
The Wide World - The Magazine For Men, May 1915, No. 205, Vol. 35 - Across the Andes on Foot / Anso the Inaccessible
96 pages pages plus 32 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Gold-Seekers - Edward J. Hoyt and William Palmer experience terrible Central American hardships in pursuit of wealth; Anso the Inaccessible - photo-illustrated article on this quaint Pyrenees town in Spain; Against Odds - in 1896 the natives of Matebeleland rose against their masters and massacred nearly four hundred - two survivors tell their tale; Across the Andes on Foot - amazing photo-illustrated article; Adventures of an Outlaw-Hunter - exciting experiences related by Sergeant Frank W. Northern who waged a relentless war against criminals in San Diego; A Tale of a Tiger - an extraordinary affair in Rangoon, Burma - with great photos, including the Shway Dagon Pagoda; The Wanderings of an Entertainer (part III) - Mr. Robert Ganthony relates his eventful tour in Canada; Curiosities of the Holy Land (part II) - the picturesque habits of peasant life in Palestine are described, accompanied by photos; The Missing Boatswain - how this strange mystery was solved; My Durian - a traveller in Singapore has his first experience with this awful smelling fruit; The "Hodag" - photo-illustrated account of an elaborate hoax involving Mr. E.S. Shepard in Rhinelander, Wisconsin that, after thirty years, is still remembered throughout the state; "The Woman Who Never Came Back" - a description of the tricks of No-ha-de-lan, an astute old Alaskan witch-doctress, with photos; and more. Covers detached as one but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Hubbard, Berbard R.
Cradle of the Storms
xv, 285 p. front., plates, ports., maps. 23 cm. Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition
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Hubbard, Bernard R.
CRADLE OF THE STORMS
Slight wear to extremities. Spine slightly sunned ; Alaska via aviation; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 285 pages
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Huculak, Mykhaylo [Signed]
When Russia Was in America
Signed by author upon title page. 149 pages. Index. Bibliography. Fold-out map affixed inside back board. Black and white plates. "The Alaska Treaty negotiations, 1824-25, and the role of Pierre de Poletica." - subtitle. "Gives substance and personality to the three principal negotiators. It rescues from the relative obscurity a notable Ukrainian, Pierre de Poletica, who jounsted with John Quincy Adams and Stratford Canning to set today's boundaries of a vital segment of North America." - from dust jacket. Dust jacket, now in archival-grade mylar, bears average wear and two tears to upper edge of front panel. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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Hulley, Clarence C
Alaska. Past and Present.
Portland, Oregon:, Binfords & Mort, 1970. 8°. 10 Bll., 477 S., Karte auf Vorsatz, Bibliographie, Register, Leinen 3rd edition. (Schutzumschlag leicht berieben und kleinem Einriss; mit Autograph des Autors auf Titelblatt)
Referencia librero : 10856BB
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HUNERMANN G.-
De l'Alaska à la Terre de Feu.-
Premier volume de l'Histoire des Missions. Traduit par Martin BRIEM. Mulhouse. Salvator. 1961. In-8 (142 x 206mm) broché, couverture jaune imprimée en bleu, 324, (2) pages. Ex-donno. Bel exemplaire.
Referencia librero : ORD-5202
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HUNNERMANN G. Se
l’Alaska à la terre de feu.
In 8 broché,jaquette illustrée en couleurs,faux-titre, titre,324 pages 2 feuillets de catalogue,Editions Salvator, Mulhouse 1961
Referencia librero : 4229
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Huntington, James
Leben am Nordrand der Welt. Eine wilde Lebensfahrt. Aufgezeichnet von Lawrence Elliott.
Rüschlikon : Albert Müller Verlag, 1969. 1. dt. Ausgabe 8 Abb. auf Tafeln, 1 Karte, 182 S., 8°, OLn. m. SchU
Referencia librero : 31148
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Huntington, James; Elliot, Lawrence
On the Edge of Nowhere
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind.
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Hutchings, Ozzie
Stewart: The B.C.-Alaska Border Town That Wouldn't Die
72 pages. A colourful glimpse at the Stewart that was, from its birth through the years that Mr. Hutchings served as its 'government bootlegger." - from back cover. Black and white illustrations. Average wear. Book
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Hutton, Eric; Jackson, A.Y.; Allen, R.T.; Sclanders, I.; berton, Pierre; McLeod, D.; Clare, J.; MacDonald, David; Donald, Jack; Yutang, Lin; et al
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, October (Oct.) 11, 1958 - Memoirs of A.Y. Jackson / Herman Geiger-Torel / Soapy Smith
112 pages. Features: Marvelous cover art by John Little illustrates fall leaves being burned just north of Lafontaine Park in Montreal's east end; Nice colour-photo ad for GWG features beige fashions for him and her; Eddie Shack top NHL rookie, say coaches; Funky colour-photo GE ad for Coloramic Light Bulbs; Fantastic two-page colour ad for Moirs Pot of Gold Chocolates; Lin Yutang says "Let's stop being polite to the Russians"; Marconi TV ad; Matinee cigarette ad features one-page colour photo of formal couple; Beverley Baxter's article discusses Lady Rhondda and how taxes wrecked her estate; Nice one-page colour-illustrated ad for Canadian Stemsphip Lines (CLS) features the vessels T.R. McLagan, Georgian Bay, James Dunn, and others; The Cloak-and-Dagger struggle to keep new cars secret - photo-illustrated article; A.Y. Jackson - The Memories of a Great Canadian Painter - article with large wonderful colour photo of Mr. Jackson and an assortment of Group of Seven paintings; Holiday Weekend in Halifax - nice tourism-related photo-illustrated article; Where Did Rafe Madison Go? (RCAF novelette); The Short Violent Reign of Soapy Smith - photo-illustrated article by Pierre Berton on Jefferson Randolph Smith, one-time uncrowned king of Skagway, Alaska during the Klondike gold rush; The Land that Time Forgot - Long Point, Ontario; Why Canadians Can't Leave Pickles Alone - how we became among the world's champion pickle-snatchers - article with photo of pickle judges at the CNE; Herman Geiger-Torel - photo-illustrated article on Opera's happy rebel; Great vintage one-page colour-photo Massey-Ferguson ad features their Work Bull backhoe and multi-purpose tractor loader at work; One-page Hammond Organ ad with Christmas theme; Excellent colour two-page ad for the 1959 Buick features a white Electra 225 4-door hardtop; Cinci beer colour-photo ad features couples singing at piano; Before and after photos of Catherine Ann Johnson who lost 39 pounds with the Knox Gelatine diet plan; Nice colour centrefold ad for RCA Victor Hi-Fi products features orchestra (loose but present); Interesting Royal Bank ad shows middle-aged man hankering for a Hi-Fi so he can listen to classical music - the point is that he is encouraged to *save* for his purchase, rather than take out a loan!; Nice one-page colour ad for Labatt's 50 ale - when it came in a tall green bottle; Hertz ad features multiple colour photos of two-tone gold Chevrolet; Excellent colour-photo O'Keefe beer ad inside back cover shows two gents clinking glasses; Back cover Aquascutum men's fashion ad features three gents in 'Britain's finest woollens'; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Hürlimann, Martin (Hg)
ATLANTIS. Länder - Völker - Reisen - XXVII. Jahr. Heft 4. April 1955.
Freiburg i.Br., Atlantis Verlag, 1955. 4°, 45 S., mit zahlreichen s/w Abb., Bezahlung per PayPal möglich, we accept PayPal, Regalspuren am Fußschnitt, Einband ger. beschabt und ger. bestoßen, altersbedingte Bräunungen, sonst ger. Gebr.sp., broschiert
Referencia librero : 27059
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Imlay, R.W., 1953.:
Callovian (Jurassic) ammonites from the United States and Alaska. I-II.
4to. Vol. 1: pp. iv,1-40; vol. 2: pp. iv,41-108; numerous photos on 55 pls., 9 (4 fold.) tabs., 9 figs. and index maps, refs., indexes. In two parts as issued, orig. wrs. - I: Western Interior, United States. II: Alaska Peninsula and Cook Inlet regions.
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Imlay, R.W., 1955.:
Characteristic Jurassic molluscs from Northern Alaska.
4to. Pp. iv,69-96,[8], 91 photos on 6 pls., 1 tab., 1 map, 1 fold. diagr. in pocket, refs., index. Orig. wrs.
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Imperial Court of Alaska
Emperor XI John Nelson Empress XII Reyna and the 11th Imperial Court of the Empire of All of Alaska welcome you ro.Coronation '85: "A future fantasy" souvenir program
Anchorage: Imperial Court of Alaska 1985. Magazine. 40p 8.5x11 inches profusely illustrated with photos ads list of Imperial titles program for the event very good souvenir program in stapled white glossy pictorial wraps. Imperial Court of Alaska unknown books
Referencia librero : 204381
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Ingersoll, Ernest (Editor)
Alaskan Bird-Life as depicted by many writers.
National Association of Audubon Societies, New York 1914. 72 p. with 7 col. plates and several illustr. Halfcloth. Traces of use, some spotting, a bit loose. Pencil underlining. From the library of geographer and fishery expert Fritz Bartz. - Faunal Districts: South-Coast, wooded Interior, Arctic coastal,
Referencia librero : 9052
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International Boundary Commission: King, W.F.; McArthur, J.J.; Tittmann, O.H.; Barnard, E.C.; Jones, E. Lester
Joint Report Upon the Survey and Demercation of the Boundary Between the United States and Canada from the Source of the St. Croix River to the St. Lawrence River
512 pages. The third of seven reports which cover the survey and demarcation of the international boundary between Alaska and Canada and between the United States and Canada from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, excepting that part of the boundary through the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River, which was surveyed and reported upon by the International Waterways Commission. Compiled in accordance with the provisions of Article III of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed at Washington, April 11, 1908. Printed on high quality coated paper. Includes four colour fold-out maps, all of which are in excellent condition. Dozens of fascinating black and white photographs. Detailed Table of Contents, List of Illustrations, and Indeces. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Binding tight. Bright gilt lettering upon green spine. Lettering upon front board significantly faded. Top and bottom corners of the last 60 pages bear minor moisture-induced undulations. Very nice copy. Please note: Sketches of the triangulation and precise traverse were printed under separate cover which is not included. Book
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Jacobsen, Johan Adrian und Adrian Woldt
Capitain Jacobsen's Reise an der Nordwestküste Amerikas 1881-1883. Unter den Alaska Eskimos. Johann Adrian Jacobsen. [Für den dt. Lesekreis bearb. von A. Woldt.]; Beigeb. ist Unter den Alaska Eskimos; Johann Adrian Jacobsen. Mit einer Einl. von Viola König / Historia Scientiarum : Fachgebiet Kulturwissenschaften; Deutsche im Nordpazifik Nachdr. der Ausg. Leipzig, Spohr, 1884 und Berlin, Ullstein, 1924 / mit einer Einl. von Viola König
Hildesheim ; Zürich ; New York, NY : Olms, 2013. XXVII*, VIII, 431, 155 S. und 13 Abbildungen auf Tafeln, eine ausfaltbare, farbige Karte, weitere Karten und Abbildungen im Text. 8° (21,5x16cm), blauer Leinen-Einband mit rotem Rückenschildchen (kein Schutzumschlag)
Referencia librero : 11159
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Jacobson, Steven A, Compiled By; Alaska Native Language Center
Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary
Fairbanks: University Of Alaska. VG- In Wraps. Oversize. Lightly Edgeworn. Light Soiling To Rear Wrap. All Pages Clean Binding Tight. Errata Sheet Tipped IN. Pages: 757. 1992. 4th Printing. Trade Paperback. University Of Alaska paperback
Referencia librero : MASTER373036I ISBN : 0933769210 9780933769212
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James W. Vanstone
NUSHAGAK. An Historic Trading Center in Southwestern Alaska.
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago 1972. 1. Print Broschur Sehr gut
Referencia librero : 001462
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James, Bushrod W.
ALASKANA Alaska in Descriptive and Legendary Poems
Browning to endpapers, as from a DJ; All edges gilt. Decorative boards with gilt lettering and gilt pictorial design ; 8vo; 410 pages
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JAMES, Bushrod W.
Alaskana or Alaska in Descriptive and Legendary Poems
12mo [19.5 x 13 cm]; [ii], 402 pp, frontis, plates from photos, appendix. original pictorial gilt decorated cloth, all edges gilted, spine bit darkened, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Nicely illustrated. Ricks p. 130. Wickersham 5337. Smith 5103.
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James, Rudy
Devilfish Bay: The Giant Devilfish Story, An Alaska Indian Adventure
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Light wear and crease to cover. 8 1/4"w x 10 5/8"h. 176 pages. Black and white illustrations.
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Jean Craighead George
Julie des Loups
Livre de Poche Sans date.
Referencia librero : 500319849
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Jenness, Diamond
Schneehütten-Völkchen. Ein Reisebericht aus der Arktis. Übers. v. Herta Hartmannshenn.
Hartmannshenn, Wiesbaden 1947. 130 S. Illustr.-Ppbd. Rücken beschädigt. Papierbedingt gebräunt.
Referencia librero : 9128
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Jenness, Diamond; Jenness, Stuart E.[Editor]; Taylor, William E. Jr.[Foreword]
Arctic Odyssey: The Diary of Diamond Jenness, Ethnologist with the Canadian Arctic Expedition in Northern Alaska and Canada 1913-1916
xliii, 859 pages. Footnotes, references, index. Black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. "Provides insight at a ground level of Jenness' long, tough voyage of discovery, so that anyone interested in Arctic America or Canadian studies will find this journal a rare and enriching experience. Further, for Arctic scholars, this journal presents the detailed context for those pioneer monographs that launched the career of young Jenness and led to his becoming Canada's pre-eminent anthropologist." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Modest bow to front board. Possible light cigarette scent. A sound reading copy of this fascinating early Arctic diary. Book
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Johann, A. E
Sohn der Sterne und Ströme. Roman
Gütersloh, C. Bertelsmann Verlag, 1955, 1.-15. Tausend. Leinen, gebunden; gelber, türkis/schwarz geprägter Einband, Farbkopfschnitt / Anz. Seiten: 398 / 12,5 x 19,5 cm / Zustand: gut, leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Einband etwas berieben, Papier gebräunt, Schnitt leicht fleckig
Referencia librero : 53279
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Johann, Alfred E
Schneesturm : Roman einer Flucht nach Hause / A. E. Johann.
Gütersloh : Bertelsmann, 1952. 393 S. 8°. [Nachaufl.]. Bibl.- Einbd.
Referencia librero : 26906
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John Hawkes
Aventures dans le commerce des peaux en Alaska
Seuil 1986 496 pages in8. 1986. broché. 496 pages. Après le krach de 1929 l'Oncle Jack quitte le Connecticut pour l'Alaska avec sa famille. Il y mène une vie trépidante alternant entre commerce de peaux chasse découverte d'or et élevage de renards bleus tout en poursuivant la quête obsessionnelle d'un totem indien représentant Abraham Lincoln. Le récit est également centré sur sa fille Sunny qui tient un bordel en Alaska et rêve de retourner en France
Referencia librero : 5927
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John, Betty
Libby: The Sketches, Letters & Journal of Libby Beaman, Recorded in Pribilof Islands 1879 - 1880, as Presented by her Granddaughter
Oversize tall. 201 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition in decorated boards w/ paste-on.
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