Gebb Sheldon A (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. SUBTITLED : ` Recalling a Century-Old Trek to Alaska and the Yukon Territory '. These 320 pages are (mostly) those of John Wesley Gibb - the father of the author. J.W. went north in 1908 and 1909. Read more about : Verde River, Oak Creek Canyon, Henry Clay Work, Twelve-Mile Ditch, Sasco, Red Rock, Tommy Alcock, Skagway, Guggie dredges, Old Kate, Go-Devil, and Whitehorse Rapids. The photographs are both archival and modern. B/W maps as well. Cond : Paper wrapper is gold coloured with black lettering. Front cover (colour) photo is of the Northern Lights. Bright, clean, and crispy - in all aspects. No names nor marks. No creases, no tears. Quote (p. 183) : " We enjoy a good breakfast as guests of Angus Chisholm. Angus proves himself a prince. He puts up a lunch for us for our trip. At 7 a.m. we bid him farewell as we start our return to Dawson. We go to our cabin, hook up the sled dogs and ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. B/W Photographs (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 320 pp. "The lifetime story of my father's mining adventures produced from his daily diaries". Illustrated with b&w photos, figures and maps. Bottom front corner lightly curled. A bright clean copy.