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Summer in Alaska, A


Schwatka, Frederick

Hardcover. St. Louis, J. W. Henry, Reprint, 1893, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 418 pages, B&W illustrations. Short crack to paper of front hinge, otherwise clean, tight copy. Dark blue cloth, with bright gilt lettering.

Record # 304398


Price: $100.00 

The Coldman Cometh: A Family's Adventure in the Alaska BushDurr, Bob
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The Coldman Cometh: A Family's Adventure in the Alaska Bush


Durr, Bob

Hardcover. New York, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 306 pages. Light wear/scratching to dust jacket. Nice, tight, clean copy.

Record # 452938


Price: $12.00 

 

The Tongass: Alaska's Vanishing Rain Forest


Ketchum, Robert Glenn

Hardcover. New York, N.Y., Aperture, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 112 pages, photographs by Ketchum throughout, with an introduction by Roderick Nash. Minor dust jacket edge wear and rub, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Record # 457010


Price: $20.00 

 

This was Klondike fever


Stumer, Harold Merritt

Hardcover. Seattle, Wash., Superior Publishing Co, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 159 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 459860


Price: $15.00 

 

United States Coast Pilot - Alaska Part l - Dixon Entrance to Yakutat Bay


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Washingdon, DC, GPO, 9th ed., 1943, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 466 pages. 4-page supplement (1944) tipped into front. Fold-out map in nice contition. Shelf worn.

Record # 68365


Price: $15.00 

White Squaw, Adventures of a Lady WoodsmanBrown, Dolores
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White Squaw, Adventures of a Lady Woodsman


Brown, Dolores

Softcover. Prescott, Arizona, Wolfe Pub Co, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 145 pages. Softcover with slight edgewear. Orange spine with black lettering. Very clean, unmarked copy.

Record # 470925


Price: $19.00 

 

Woman Who Married a Bear, The: An Alaskan Mystery


Straley, John

Hardcover. New York, Soho Press, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 225 pages, the author's first book.

Record # 402873


Price: $30.00 

 

World Is Yours, The - A powerful novel of the Yukon


Lancaster, G. B.

New York, Appleton-Century, 3rd, 1924, Book: Very Good , Dust Jacket: Good, Dust jacket edgeworn, chipped, closed tears. Previous owner's signature front fly leaf.

Record # 304153


Price: $18.00 

 

Writing on Ice - The Ethnographic Notebooks of Vilhjalmur Stefansson


Stefansson, Vilhjalmur/Gisli Palsson (Editor)

Hardcover. Hanover, University Press of New England, First Edition, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 351 pages. Grey cloth boards with white titles to black cloth spine. 15 pages of full page, full color illustrations & additional photos in black & white throughout. Bright dust jacket with only light marginal wear. Clean, unmarked copy.

Record # 750919


Price: $31.00 

 

Young Alaskans in the Far North


Hough, Emerson

New York , Reprint, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 4 B&W plates. Light waterstain to 1st 20 pages. Decorated green cloth. Decent reading copy.

Record # 304318


Price: $12.00 

A Journey to Alaska by: Teichmann, EmilEditor: Teichmann, OskarForward by: Gruening, Ernest
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A Journey to Alaska by: Teichmann, Emil Editor: Teichmann, Oskar Forward by: Gruening, Ernest

Hardcover. NY, Argosy - Antiquarian Ltd., 2nd pr., 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 272 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers with gilt text and Alaskan state are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. The top edge of the pages are colored black. Limited edition, only 750 copies of this type were printed. This book is Emil Teichmann's diary, chronicling his journey to Alaska in the late 1860s to establish a firm hold on the fur trading industry for his employer. Clean copy. Record # 33784
Price: $50.00 

Alaska Days With John Muir by: Young, S. Hall
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Alaska Days With John Muir by: Young, S. Hall

Hardcover. NY, Fleming H. Revell , 1st, 1915, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 226 pages, hardcover. Exterior pictorial board shows some wear and tear, particularly with respect to scuffed and fading text. Interior pages and binding are in very good condition. B&W photographs throughout. In this fascinating account of John Muir's travels in Alaska from 1879 to 1880, we are brought into an intimate acquaintance with this great interpreter of Nature by one who was his companion on many expeditions. Clean copy. Record # 33622
Price: $18.00 

Amchitka and the Bomb: Nuclear Testing in Alaska by: Kohlhoff, Dean W.
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Amchitka and the Bomb: Nuclear Testing in Alaska by: Kohlhoff, Dean W.

Hardcover. Seattle, University of Washington Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 166 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book explores why Amchitka island was used as a nuclear explosion test site, as well as examining the environmental consequences that followed the blasts. Previous owner lightly annotated a couple of pages in pencil including a signature on the first front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33792
Price: $36.00 

Black Woods Blue Sky by: Ivey, Eowyn
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Black Woods Blue Sky by: Ivey, Eowyn

Hardcover. NY, Penguin Random House, 1st, 2025, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 306 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition due to significant bumping and edge wear. Blue paper covers have likewise been bumped, but are otherwise in good condition. Some interior pages have creased corners, but they are still clean and bright overall. Binding is solid. This book is a novel with life-and-death stakes, about the love between a mother and daughter, and the allure of a wild life--about what we gain and what it might cost us. Clean copy. Record # 34456
Price: $22.00 

Chasing The Dark: Perspectives on Place, History and Alaska Native Land Claims by: Editor: Pratt, Kenneth L.
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Chasing The Dark: Perspectives on Place, History and Alaska Native Land Claims by: Editor: Pratt, Kenneth L.Chasing The Dark: Perspectives on Place, History and Alaska Native Land Claims by: Editor: Pratt, Kenneth L.

Chasing The Dark: Perspectives on Place, History and Alaska Native Land Claims by: Editor: Pratt, Kenneth L.

Softcover. Anchorage, AK, United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Region, 1st, 2009, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 472 pages, soft cover. Covers are in good condition, with a few light dings. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This is the inaugural volume of the Shadowlands series, which was intended to offer a glimpse into the valuable information the agency maintains concerning Alaskan history and the traditions of Alaskan Native peoples. This is a large format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34027
Price: $12.00 

Climb: Stories of Survival from Rock, Snow and Ice by: Editor: Willis, Clint
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Climb: Stories of Survival from Rock, Snow and Ice by: Editor: Willis, Clint

Softcover. NY, Thunder's Mouth Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 259 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. One red mark is present on the bottom edge of the book. B&W photography throughout. "Climb" focuses on the most exciting descriptions of climbing in the world, from the cliffs of Yosemite, to the windswept towers of Patagonia, to the high peaks of Alaska and the Himalayas. Clean copy. Record # 33774
Price: $12.00 

Eskimo Prehistory by: Bandi, Hans-Georg
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Eskimo Prehistory by: Bandi, Hans-Georg

Hardcover. Anchorage, University of Alaska Press, 1st US, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 226 pages w/ index. Brown cloth. Map end papers. Previous owner's signature on back of front fly leaf. Two prelim pages cut out. Otherwise, clean, unmarked, tight. B/W photos throughout. Record # 803885
Price: $12.00 

Give or Take a Century: An Eskimo Chronicle by: Senungetuk, Joseph E.
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Give or Take a Century: An Eskimo Chronicle by: Senungetuk, Joseph E.

Softcover. San Francisco, The Indian Historian Press, 2nd, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 198 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Full color and B&W artwork and maps throughout. This was the first full-length work to be published by an Eskimo author. Through its second edition publication in 1982, this was the only scholarly book written by an Alaskan Eskimo, without an interpretation by a non-Eskimo co-author, published by an American Indian professional publishing house. Clean copy. Record # 33791
Price: $30.00 

Hunters of the Stormy Sea: The Violent History of the Sea Otter Hunters of Alaska by: McCracken, Harold
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Hunters of the Stormy Sea: The Violent History of the Sea Otter Hunters of Alaska by: McCracken, Harold

Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1st, 1957, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 312 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in poor condition with multiple open tears. Cloth covers underneath are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Top edge of the pages colored green. This book covers the story of the sea otter hunters, and the hundred-year rule of the Russians on the Northwest Coast of America. It is a saga of one of primitive man's most rigorous conquests of nature, combined with one of the most ruthless eras of human subjugation, cruelty, and rapine in frontier history. Title page is inscribed with a dedication by the previous owner, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33787
Price: $18.00 

Mt. McKinley - The Pioneer Climbs by: Moore, Terris
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Mt. McKinley - The Pioneer Climbs by: Moore, Terris

Hardcover. College, University of Alaska Press, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 202 pages. Cloth boards. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Sections of dust jacket stapled to front and back endpapers. Clean, tight copy. Record # 511676
Price: $12.00 

My Way Was North: An Alaskan Autobiography by: Dufresne, FrankIntroduction: Ford, Corey, Illust. by: Horne, Rachel
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My Way Was North: An Alaskan Autobiography by: Dufresne, FrankIntroduction: Ford, Corey, Illust. by: Horne, RachelMy Way Was North: An Alaskan Autobiography by: Dufresne, FrankIntroduction: Ford, Corey, Illust. by: Horne, Rachel

My Way Was North: An Alaskan Autobiography by: Dufresne, Frank Introduction: Ford, Corey, Illust. by: Horne, Rachel

Hardcover. NY, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 3rd print, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 274 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in very good condition, protected by a plastic brodart sleeve. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. B&W illustrations throughout. This autobiography details the life and work of Frank Dufresne, an avid naturalist and champion of conservation efforts in Alaska. No man had a better firsthand knowledge of Alaska's birds, fishes, and animals. Clean copy. Record # 33786
Price: $18.00 

Our Story: Readings from Southwest Alaska An Anthology by: Editor: Troll, TimEditor: Brandon, John
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Our Story: Readings from Southwest Alaska An Anthology by: Editor: Troll, Tim Editor: Brandon, John

Softcover. Anchorage, AK, Alaska Natural History Association, 2nd, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 205 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are both clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W historical photography throughout. Readers are introduced to the diverse history of Bristol Bay Alaska through the writings of early explorers, locals, scholars, and other written accounts of life in Southwest Alaska. Includes glossary and index. Clean copy. Record # 33809
Price: $30.00 

Pacific Crest Trails: From Alaska to Cape Horn by: Hazard, Joseph T.
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Pacific Crest Trails: From Alaska to Cape Horn by: Hazard, Joseph T.

Hardcover. Seattle, WA, Superior Publishing Company, 1st, 1946, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 317 pages, hardcover. Light blue cloth covers have some minor bumping and edge wear, concentrated around the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is a personal account of Joseph T. Hazard's exploration of the rugged mountain backbone of North, Central and South America, from Alaska to Cape Horn. It is an adventure, full of mountaineering, humor, thrills, and tales of travel to little known places. Previous owner signed their name in pen on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34287
Price: $16.00 

Place of the Pretend People: Gifts from a Yup'ik Eskimo Village by: Kremers, Carolyn
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Place of the Pretend People: Gifts from a Yup'ik Eskimo Village by: Kremers, Carolyn

Hardcover. Anchorage, Alaska Northwest, 1st, 1996, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 238 pages, b&w photograph on dust jacket. Color dust jacked with very minimal wear to edges and tear on rear. Book in excellent condition Record # 603755
Price: $12.00 


  
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