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  • Holden, Craig.
    THE LAST SANCTUARY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Delacorte, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, the story of an innocent man, a veteran of the Gulf War, accused of murder, who "plunges into America's dark underworld of armed militias and terrorist cults." Dustjacket praise from Tony Hillerman, Robert B Parker, James Crumley (who calls this 'A wonderful read. a terrific chase novel through the Great Northwest. Craig Holden has a sharp eye and a fine, devious mind and he plots like the devil himself.') Map of Alaska. 372 pp. ISBN: 0-385-312091.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 39087
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  • Hoppenstedt, Elbert.
    TILLICUM.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Lothrup, Lee & Shepherd, (1969.). Hardcover first edition - Story for older children set during the Yukon gold rush of the 1890's and based on the real Norman Macauley who built a tramway to portage newcomers around teh Whitehorse Rapids of the Yukon. Tillicum - whose name means friend - is a reindeer who becomes a companion to the younger brother. Wraparound dust jacket art by Michael Lowenbein. 160 pp.

    Condition: Ex-library with a pocket and stamps on front endpaper, no other markings, and overall a clean copy, lacking the dj.

    Book ID: 37276
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  • Hoppenstedt, Elbert.
    TILLICUM.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Lothrup, Lee & Shepherd, (1969.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Story for older children set during the Yukon gold rush of the 1890's and based on the real Norman Macauley who built a tramway to portage newcomers around teh Whitehorse Rapids of the Yukon. Tillicum - whose name means friend - is a reindeer who becomes a companion to the younger brother. Wraparound dust jacket art by Michael Lowenbein. 160 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (some toning to the dj.)

    Book ID: 36818
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  • Houston, Pam
    A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Norton, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of essays ranging over five continents including six never before published pieces. SIGNED on the title page. 288 pp. ISBN: 0-393-048055.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket (as new)

    Book ID: 15386
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  • A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME. by Houston, Pam
    Houston, Pam
    A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Norton, (1999.). SIGNED first edition - A collection of essays ranging over five continents including six never before published pieces. INSCRIBED on the title page "For S-- with gratitude." 288 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 54089
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  • A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME. by Houston, Pam
    Houston, Pam
    A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Norton, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of essays ranging over five continents including six never before published pieces. INSCRIBED on the title page. "For ---- take care!" 288 pp. ISBN: 0-393-048055.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket (as new)

    Book ID: 61074
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  • TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD. by Ivey, Eowyn.
    Ivey, Eowyn.
    TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel - "an atmospheric, transporting tale of adventure, love, and survival. In the winter of 1885, decorated war hero Colonel Allen Forrester leads a small band of men on an expedition that has been deemed impossible: to venture up the Wolverine River and pierce the vast, untamed Alaska Territory. Leaving behind Sophie, his newly pregnant wife, Colonel Forrester records his extraordinary experiences in hopes that his journal will reach her if he doesn't return--once he passes beyond the edge of the known world, there's no telling what awaits him." Double page map, both color and black and white illustrations. A Washington Post Notable Book of 2016, among other awards. 417 pp. ISBN: 978-0316242851.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 86066
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  • HYPERBOREAL. by Kane, Joan Naviyuk.
    Kane, Joan Naviyuk.
    HYPERBOREAL.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, (2013). First edition - A collection of poetry by an Inupiaq writer with family from King Island and Marys Igloo, Alaska. King Island was the ancestral home of the author's family until the federal government's Bureau of Indian Affairs forcibly and permanently relocated its residents. Winner of the 2012 Donald Hall Prize in Poetry, selected by Arthur Sze. A title in the Pitt Poetry Series. 63 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 81270
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  • SHOPPING FOR PORCUPINE: A Life in Arctic Alaska. by Kantner, Seth.
    Kantner, Seth.
    SHOPPING FOR PORCUPINE: A Life in Arctic Alaska.

    Edition: First printing.

    Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, (2008). SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED by Kantner on the half-title page. "His story begins with the arrival of his father, Howard Kantner, to the remote Arctic of the 1950s and ends with him as a grown man settled in the same landscape. Through a series of moving essays and vivid photographs, ranging in subject from family histories to hunting stories, celebrations of people and places to a lament over a majestic wilderness rapidly disappearing." Illustrated throughout with color photographs. Maps, glossary. 240 pp. ISBN: 978-1571313010.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 71851
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  • Kesey, Ken.
    SAILOR SONG.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Alaska in the near future, in a run down fishing community of native Alaskans and refugees and misfits from the lower 48. ISBN: 0-670-835218.

    Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (remainder line bottom edge, slight shelfwear, but overall a tight and clean copy)

    Book ID: 23689
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  • Kiuchi, Tatsuro, illustrator; Kroll, Virginia.
    THE SEASONS AND SOMEONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A lovely book which makes very vivid in both words and in the soft oil paintings of Kiuchi, the changing seasons of the year in the Alaskan landscape, and how they affect one little Inuit girl who remembers the berries of summer even in the midst of the howling winter winds. SIGNED on the half title page by the illustrator Kiuchi with a drawing (self-portrait.) Oblong format, bound in glossy illustrated boards. ISBN: 0-15-271233x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 36833
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  • Kocour, Ruth Anne (as told to Michael Hodgson).
    FACING THE EXTREME : One Woman's Story of True Courage, Death-Defying Survival and Her Quest for the Summit.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The personal account of the only female member of a 9 person expedition on Mt. McKinley in Alaska in May 1992. The story of how they survived when the most violent weather system on record (one which killed 11 climbers), slammed into the mountain, pinning them on an ice shelf at 14,000 feet for almost 2 weeks. Illustrated with 8 pages of black and white photographs on gloss paper. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-312-179421.

    Condition: INSCRIBED by the author on the title page " For... thanks for all the help getting me up the mountain.' Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 32667
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  • EDGES OF THE EARTH: A Man, A Woman, A Child In The Alaskan Wilderness. by Leo, Richard.
    Leo, Richard.
    EDGES OF THE EARTH: A Man, A Woman, A Child In The Alaskan Wilderness.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Henry Holt, (1991.). First edition - Leo's story of homesteading - first with his girlfriend in 1981 - and then for 10 years with his young son - in a wild and beautiful land. 303 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in printed black and cream wrappers.

    Book ID: 59975
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  • EDGES OF THE EARTH: A Man, A Woman, A Child In The Alaskan Wilderness. by Leo, Richard.
    Leo, Richard.
    EDGES OF THE EARTH: A Man, A Woman, A Child In The Alaskan Wilderness.

    Edition: Book club edition (same size and quality as trade edition).

    New York: Henry Holt, (1991.) dj. Hardcover - Leo's story of homesteading - first with his girlfriend in 1981 - and then for 10 years with his young son - in a wild and beautiful land. 303 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-15752.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 46165
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  • EDGES OF THE EARTH: A Man, A Woman, A Child In The Alaskan Wilderness. by Leo, Richard.
    Leo, Richard.
    EDGES OF THE EARTH: A Man, A Woman, A Child In The Alaskan Wilderness.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (1991.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Leo's story of homesteading - first with his girlfriend in 1981 - and then for 10 years with his young son - in a wild and beautiful land. 303 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-15752.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86788
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  • WHY THE EARTH QUAKES: The Story of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. by Levy, Matthys and Mario Salvadori.
    Levy, Matthys and Mario Salvadori.
    WHY THE EARTH QUAKES: The Story of Earthquakes and Volcanoes.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & London: Norton 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - A glimpse of the birth and growth of the planet and the constantly shifting crust, including information on the origin and history of earthquakes and volcanoes from Lisbon (1775) to San Francisco (1906) and Alaska(1964) the largest recorded earthquake in North America. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and charts, Glossary, index, 215 pp. ISBN: 0-393-037746.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 59884
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  • CROSSING OPEN GROUND. by Lopez, Barry.
    Lopez, Barry.
    CROSSING OPEN GROUND.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Vintage Books, (1989.). SIGNED - A collection of essays about the bond between man and the land, and about man's heartbreaking betrayal of that bond. SIGNED on the title page. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-679-721835.

    Condition: Good condition - some scattered marginal notes and underlining, but otherwise a tight copy.

    Book ID: 51671
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  • CROSSING OPEN GROUND. by Lopez, Barry.
    Lopez, Barry.
    CROSSING OPEN GROUND.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1988.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of essays about the bond between man and the land, and about man's heartbreaking betrayal of that bond. INSCRIBED on the half title page "For -- with best wishes" and dated in 1989. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-684-188171.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 54944
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  • JOURNEY TO A DREAM. by Lovel, Mary T.
    Lovel, Mary T.
    JOURNEY TO A DREAM.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Sherman, AK: Sherman Publishing, (2006). SIGNED first edition - An account of a family who moved from Missouri to Alaska, with their four young children, in 1963, and of the difficulties they encountered and also the rewards. Illustrated with small black and white photographs. INSCRIBED on the title page. Glossary. 179 pp. ISBN: 978-1615847822.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 82153
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  • MacLean, Alistair.
    ATHABASCA.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1980. dj. Hardcover - Novel set in the far reaches of Alaska's Arctic shore, and in the frozen oil-rich tar sands of Athabasca - the only place in the world where oil can be mined on the surface. Introduction by MacLean. Map endpapers.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 26082
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  • CHILD OF THE WILD: A Story of Alaska. by Marshall, Edison.
    Marshall, Edison.
    CHILD OF THE WILD: A Story of Alaska.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Cosmopolotan Book Corporation, 1926. Hardcover first edition - A seven year old boy is stranded alone on the Alaska coast, when the ship on which he and his mother were passengers is wrecked and the lifeboat is overturned. Three black and white illustrations by Herbert M. Stoops, including a double page center spread. 297 pp.

    Condition: Very good overall in olive green cloth with gold lettering (chip to top of spine, rubbing to lettering on spine.)

    Book ID: 57431
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  • GOING TO THE SUN by McManus, James
    McManus, James
    GOING TO THE SUN

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: HarperCollins, 1996. First edition - Author's fourth novel - the story of Penny who, haunted by her past, and fighting a deblitating illness, sets off on a cross-country bike tour back to Alaska.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 7176
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  • GOING TO THE SUN by McManus, James
    McManus, James
    GOING TO THE SUN

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: HarperCollins, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's fourth novel - the story of Penny who, haunted by her past, and fighting a deblitating illness, sets off on a cross-country bike tour back to Alaska. ISBN: 0-06-0173742.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 71259
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  • COMING INTO THE COUNTRY. by McPhee, John.
    McPhee, John.
    COMING INTO THE COUNTRY.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1995). Probably his best known book (this was certainly his 'break-through' book), and the longest, this is a fascinating study of Alaska and of contemporary Alaskans. Originally published in 1977. Map frontispiece. 417 pp. ISBN: 0-374-522871.

    Condition: Good+ overall (some curling to covers.)

    Book ID: 44387
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  • INSIDE PASSAGE: Living with Killer Whales, Bald Eagles and Kwakiutl Indians. by Modzelewski, Michael.
    Modzelewski, Michael.
    INSIDE PASSAGE: Living with Killer Whales, Bald Eagles and Kwakiutl Indians.

    Edition: First thus (apparently printed from the original Harper Collins sheets)

    Boynton Beach, FL: Adventures Unlimited, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the half title page with the words "Make life an adventure! All the best." 184 pp. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. ISBN: 0-9660625-0-7.

    Condition: Very near fine in a a very good dustjacket (light edgewear to dj and small peeled spot at base of dj spine.).

    Book ID: 52041
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  • INSIDE PASSAGE: Living with Killer Whales, Bald Eagles and Kwakiutl Indians. by Modzelewski, Michael.
    Modzelewski, Michael.
    INSIDE PASSAGE: Living with Killer Whales, Bald Eagles and Kwakiutl Indians.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (1991.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED on the half title page with the words "To ---- Great cruising Alaska with you. Make life an adventure! All the best." 184 pp. ISBN: 0-06-165332.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 65423
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  • THE PINE ISLAND PARADOX. by Moore, Kathleen Dean.
    Moore, Kathleen Dean.
    THE PINE ISLAND PARADOX.

    Edition: First printing.

    Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An exploration of the separations brought to us by Enlightenment philosophers: of human from nature, of things near and far away, and of the sacred from the mundane. "Moore disguises her philosophical explorations in stories: about vacationing on a tiny island in Alaska [the Pine Island of the title], visiting her father in the hospital, watching grouse perform their mating dance in the desert. Throughout, she shows that, when properly observed, the world is full of opportunities to find hidden connections." SIGNED on the title page. 251 pp. ISBN: 1-571312765.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 67641
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  • JOURNEYS TO THE FAR NORTH, by Murie, Olaus J.
    Murie, Olaus J.
    JOURNEYS TO THE FAR NORTH,

    Edition: First printing.

    Palo Alto, CA: The Wilderness Society and American West Publishing Co, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - A first-hand description of the Arctic - as it was and as it is - by a naturalist whose adventures there spanned 47 years. Murie took his first field trip to the Hudson Bay region in 1914, observing the land and the wildlife, and learning the ways of the peoples of the North. Later expeditions took him to Labrador and many parts of Alaska. What he saw and felt on these travels was recorded in the sketchbook and journal that were always tucked away in his pocket. Edited and with a preface by Margaret E. Murie, who shared her husband's love of…

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    Palo Alto, CA: The Wilderness Society and American West Publishing Co, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - A first-hand description of the Arctic - as it was and as it is - by a naturalist whose adventures there spanned 47 years. Murie took his first field trip to the Hudson Bay region in 1914, observing the land and the wildlife, and learning the ways of the peoples of the North. Later expeditions took him to Labrador and many parts of Alaska. What he saw and felt on these travels was recorded in the sketchbook and journal that were always tucked away in his pocket. Edited and with a preface by Margaret E. Murie, who shared her husband's love of the Arctic and many of his experiences there. They worked closely together to protect the pristine Brooks Range and the Sheenjek River Valley, and their hard work played a major role in the establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Illustrated with Murie's photographs. Pronunciation guide, glossary, index. 255 pp. ISBN: 0-910118302.

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    Condition: Fine in dark blue cloth in a near fine dust jacket. (some toning to the spine of the dj)

    Book ID: 81962
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  • STEAM LAUNDRY. by O'Donnell, Nicole Stellon
    O'Donnell, Nicole Stellon
    STEAM LAUNDRY.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.

    Los Angeles: Boreal Books / Red Hen Press, (2012). First edition - A "novel in poems based on the true story of Sarah Ellen Gibson, a miner's wife during the Klondike and Alaska gold rushes. Her journey began as she followed her husband to Dawson City, Yukon Territory in 1898. She stayed there three years as the town's boom and her marriage burned out. In 1903, she left her husband and sons to start over in Fairbanks, Alaska, with another man. Based on archival research and incorporating historical documents and photographs, the poems approach the past through the ghosts of correspondence." Illustrated with photographs. Notes. 143 pp. ISBN: 978-1597092289.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 70474
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  • Paulsen, Gary.
    PUPPIES, DOGS AND BLUE NORTHERS: Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1996. dj. A prize-winning book for older children on the bond that develops between sled dogs and their owners. Paulsen has competed in the Itarod and brings his love of this sport to this very personal book. Illustrated in color by Ruth Wright Paulsen.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 14880
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