Alaska (Corrected draft in five volumes, photocopied)
by James; Michener Kim Johnson-Bogart, Debbie Brothers (editor)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0394551540
- ISBN 13
- 9780394551548
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1987. First Edition. Preceding the First Edition by two years. First generation photocopied typescript (rectos only) containing photocopied annotations throughout. In five volumes. Last leaf of text in each volume states the editor's name (presumed) followed by the date(s) of revisions made, ranging from 1985 to 1987. Likely an internal draft prepared for circulation while the book was being edited.
Volume one: title page through chapter IV, page 145 (roughly pages 1-304). Revised 6/20/86 and 9/10/86.
Volume two: chapters V-VII (roughly pages 305-660). Revised 5/13/86 and 8/21/86.
Volume three: "SECOND HALF-MINUS LAST CHAPTER" on title page. Chapters VIII-IX (roughly pages 661-968). Revised 4/16/85, 7/2/86, 10/9/86, 11/26/86. Tipped-in slip from Al Silverman (chairman of Book of the Month Club, 1972-1988; editor and publisher at Viking Press, 1989-1997), with "Mr. Fadiman" on the slip in manuscript ink. Clifton Fadiman (1904-1999) was an author, editor, and radio personality whose work was published, among others, by Random House. We presume he was a consulting editor for "Alaska."
Volume four: chapters X-XI (roughly pages 969-1339). Revised 3/12/86, 7/29/86, 9/15/86.
Volume five: chapter XII (last chapter, roughly pages 1340-1579). Revised 9/18/86 and 1/19/87.
Omitted from this typescript are the illustrations and maps that preceded the chapters, the calligraphy, and the "Fact and Fiction" section, all represented in the published book.
8.5 x 11 inches, photocopied typescript, light blue wrappers and black comb bindings. Light soil to the wrappers and page edges, else Near Fine overall.
Shipping billed at cost.
Volume one: title page through chapter IV, page 145 (roughly pages 1-304). Revised 6/20/86 and 9/10/86.
Volume two: chapters V-VII (roughly pages 305-660). Revised 5/13/86 and 8/21/86.
Volume three: "SECOND HALF-MINUS LAST CHAPTER" on title page. Chapters VIII-IX (roughly pages 661-968). Revised 4/16/85, 7/2/86, 10/9/86, 11/26/86. Tipped-in slip from Al Silverman (chairman of Book of the Month Club, 1972-1988; editor and publisher at Viking Press, 1989-1997), with "Mr. Fadiman" on the slip in manuscript ink. Clifton Fadiman (1904-1999) was an author, editor, and radio personality whose work was published, among others, by Random House. We presume he was a consulting editor for "Alaska."
Volume four: chapters X-XI (roughly pages 969-1339). Revised 3/12/86, 7/29/86, 9/15/86.
Volume five: chapter XII (last chapter, roughly pages 1340-1579). Revised 9/18/86 and 1/19/87.
Omitted from this typescript are the illustrations and maps that preceded the chapters, the calligraphy, and the "Fact and Fiction" section, all represented in the published book.
8.5 x 11 inches, photocopied typescript, light blue wrappers and black comb bindings. Light soil to the wrappers and page edges, else Near Fine overall.
Shipping billed at cost.
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- Seller
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 134949
- Title
- Alaska (Corrected draft in five volumes, photocopied)
- Author
- James; Michener Kim Johnson-Bogart, Debbie Brothers (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0394551540
- ISBN 13
- 9780394551548
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Literature | Exploration and Travel | Western | History | Original Manuscripts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; History; Original Manuscripts; Western;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are an open shop located in the midtown section of Baltimore. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday. You may email an order at any time, 24 hours a day.
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