Wpa [Federal Writers' Project] Colby, Merle — ALASKA; Last American Frontier

Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Macmillan Ninth Printing DJ a bit browned and with minor chipping, especially to spine ends. Small closed tear to DJ front. Gilt lettering a bit darkened.; The definitive source on Alaska, before it became a state. The only book in the series to credit a sole author (the Idaho guide credits Vardis Fisher as editor) , no less an authority than the 'Saturday Review' called it 'the most important and descriptive book about Alaska in print' and that designation may still be true. This later printing from 1945 is less common. Including the map in rear pocket. Light blue boards with gilt lettering. Beautiful photogravures. Schoyer 18.; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; lxv, 427 pages New York