The Cremation of Sam McGee

Service, Robert W.

ISBN 10: 0688069037 / ISBN 13: 9780688069032

Published by Greenwillow Books / William Morrow & Co., 1987

Dust jacket clean, crisp, colors bright, minor display indications. Illustrated case binding [same design as dust jacket]. Pages [unpaginated] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Illustrated throughout with color art reproductions. A classic poem epitomizing the glory days of the Gold Rush in the Yukon Territory. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. Domestic & international shipping includes tracking information. Size: 4to - over 9 3/4 - 12" Tall. Seller Inventory # 015580

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: The Cremation of Sam McGee
Publisher: Greenwillow Books / William Morrow & Co.
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Hard Cover
Illustrator: Harrison, Ted
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: Stated First U.S. Edition.