The Klondike Quest: A Photographic Essay 1897-1899 by Pierre Berton - 2005-07-02

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 28 x 32 cm. Audience: General/trade.

Boston Mills Press, 2005-07-02. Hardcover. Good. 100th Anniversary Edition, hardcover with dust jacket, tight, bright, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, cocked, cracked, corners bumped, creases, chipping, curling and closed edge tears to dust jacket, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders

CANADA: STODDART PUBLIHSING, 1997. 2ND EDITION. HARDCOVER. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. CANADA: STODDART PUBLIHSING, 1997. 2ND EDITION. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. CANADA: STODDART PUBLIHSING, 1997. 2ND EDITION. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. CANADA: STODDART PUBLIHSING, 1997. 2ND EDITION. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. Stoddart Publishing, Canada, 1997, hardcover, 2nd edition, NF book in a NF jacket, not remaindered, bookclub or library, unclipped jacket, unmarked, large gorgeous book

4to, 239p., hardcover, ill. dust jacket. ill. b&w photos. very nice condition.

Erin, Ontario, Canada: Stoddart / Boston Mills Press, 1997. Centennial edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Square quarto, 239 pages, cloth "THE KLONDIKE QUEST is the perfect companion volume to Berton's KLONDIKE, offering a new point of view, additional information, and the best collection of gold rush photographs ever presented."

Pierre Berton (1920-2004) was a journalist, newspaper editor, WW2 officer, Korean War correspondent, TV host, and author of 50 books. Among these are his popular, spirited accounts of the Klondike Gold Rush. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary in 1997 of the Gold Rush that began in 1897 is the Anniversary Edition of his 1983 photo essay. In a statement at the head of this special edition, Burton wrote, "This classic work, republished for the Klondike anniversary year, tells the story not only of man's search for treasure, but most importantly of man's search for himself."
This scarce collectible is in like new condition with but small signs of use on the dust jack. The 175 historical photos in their oversized format give the many well-known historical images a newness of detail, perspective, and understanding. Many lesser-known historical photographs are also part of the collection.
Four other Berton books accompany the Anniversary Edition:
Drifting Home: A Family's Voyage of Discovery Down the… Read More

Stoddart, 1997. dust jacket ends are heavily bumped with rips and creases along the edges, also water stains and heavily rubbed with a few small chunks missing, dark green with gold and white lettering and a picture of a man and horse, not price clipped, dark green hard cover has water stains along the bottom, and light fading on the edges, flep is gold has penned owners name and address with finger smudges, title page has price in pencil on top corner and shadow of owners name has transferred through from previous page, inside has some finger smudges and lightly tanned on the edges, 3 R's Used Books and Hannelore Headley Old & Fine Books, Inc. are committed to saving the trees one leaf at the time!. Hard Cover. Good +/Very Good -.

Boston Mills Press. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!