One Man’s Gold Rush; A Klondike Album
Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1967. Near Fine in Very Good dust-jacket First Edition, 1st Printing. E.A. Hegg, Photographer. [8.75x10.25in]; Light olive cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and diagonal gilt illustration of miners walking up Chilkoot Pass [representative of photograph on page 56], illustrative endpapers of map of Klondike District, cord headband and all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with orange and black lettering on front and spine, photograph of base of Chilkoot pass on front, image of author and biographic narrative on rear; [4], [3], 4-213 pp., 5 maps and 160 captioned black and white images by E. A. Hegg in text and plates, index; Minor stain spots on top edge of covers and top of text block; Dust jacket has shelf wear to edges and covers, coffee colored stain spots on front, 1” by 1/2” triangle chip on bottom front with loss of letters in author name, minor chips and wear to edges and spine top and bottom, fading of spine. Item #13136
Eric A. Hegg (1867-1947) was a Swedish-American photographer that was famous for photographs of people and events during the Klondike Gold Rush 1897-1901. From the dust jacket, Hegg was a self-trained photographer that man hauled and sled loads of photographic equipment across the mountains during winter. He traveled to all of the areas and towns to capture the events.
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