Cremation of Sam McGee and Other Poems

Robert W. Service

ISBN 10: 0888392230 / ISBN 13: 9780888392237

Published by Hancock House Pub Ltd, 1989

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0888392230I3N00

Synopsis:

Constantly suffering from the cold, Sam makes his companion on the Arctic trail promise to cremate him when he dies, which the companion does--to his great surprise

Review: [Gorgeously illustrated ? [A wonderful new edition ... Harrison's pictures are startling and memorable

[G]orgeously illustrated ? [A] wonderful new edition ... Harrison s pictures are startling and memorable"

There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for books; The Arctic trails have their secret tales that could give you second looks, The Northern Lights have seen their sights But the wisest they ever did see Was the day in 06, complete with great pix They reissued Sam McGee."

No poem that I can think of, especially a comic one, was ever rendered so electrifyingly in paint--Book World

[G]orgeously illustrated ... [A] wonderful new edition ... Harrison's pictures are startling and memorable--Winnipeg Free Press

There are strange things done in the midnight sunBy the men who moil for books;The Arctic trails have their secret talesthat could give you second looks, The Northern Lights have seen their sightsBut the wisest they ever did seeWas the day in'06, complete with great pixThey reissued Sam McGee.--Globe and Mail

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cremation of Sam McGee and Other Poems
Publisher: Hancock House Pub Ltd
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket