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[ALASKA and PACIFIC NORTHWEST] HAMMOND, I.[SAAC] B. Reminiscences of Frontier Life.

Catalogue: Sporting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson
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[ALASKA and PACIFIC NORTHWEST] HAMMOND, I.[SAAC] B. Reminiscences of Frontier Life.

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Lot 6
[ALASKA and PACIFIC NORTHWEST] HAMMOND, I.[SAAC] B. Reminiscences of Frontier Life.
[Portland]: [Privately printed], 1904. First edition. Publisher's printed grey wrappers. 8 x 5 1/2 inches (20 x 14 cm); 134, [2] pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. A few small nicks to the protruding edges of the covers, which are slightly toned, but overall a superior copy.
Ramon Adams states that this is rare; Howes that most of the edition was 'scrapped' to a paper mill. A good account of crossing the plains and traveling the Pacific Northwest, with much on Alaska, to which the author states he made twenty-five excursions. A colorful and entertaining narrative, with much on mining. Graff 1760; Howes H142; Six-Guns 912.


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Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for $283 (includes buyer's premium)

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Sporting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson

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