En Route to the Klondike Chilkoot Pass and Skaguay Trail
(Press of the Henry O. Shepard Co.), 1897. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine. Item #607019
Oblong quarto. [58]pp, with more than fifty plates (Printed on both sides, and most full page) and descriptive captions for each. Four pages of introductory text, two maps, and two pages of terminal ads. Original gray wrappers, handsewn, printed and embossed with gilt titles, astonishingly fresh and bright. Accompanied by the original printed mailing envelope, which shows just light wear and discoloration; Near Fine. WICKERSHAM 3947. RICKS p142, TOURVILLE 2627, & SMITH 5698 (all later editions). // La Roche's publications presented some of the earliest authentic views of the route to the Klondike gold fields, and an idea of life once there. Many of the photographs are striking glimpses into this extraordinary event (and a few of which are simple landscape views). Each accompanied by descriptive captions. // This first edition of LaRoche's ' view book' was published in Chicago in 1897, in wrappers; W.B. Conkey obtained the copyright and brought out slightly revised editions in hardcovers in 1897 and 1898.
Price: $750.00