New York: The Macmillan Company, 1942, c.1939. Reprint of February, 1942. Good in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board and with illustrated end sheets. A small octavo measuring 8" by 5 1/4" with rubbing and fading to the cloth and with an over-tight front hinge. Although there is no definitive evidence, this may be an ex-library copy. Without its issued dust jacket. 427 pages including an index, text, maps, photographs and without the fold-out map in the pocket attached to the recto of the last free end page. One of the few volumes in the American Guide Series to carry a specific author's name.

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Seller: Town's End Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: TB27101
Title: A Guide to Alaska Last American Frontier
Author: Colby, Merle
Book Condition: Used
Edition: Reprint of February, 1942
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1942, c.1939

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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Recto: The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....