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Pacific Coast Steamship Co. All About Alaska 1888

San Francisco, CA: Pacific Coast Steamship Co., Goodall, Perkins and Co., General Agents, 1888.

Soft cover. Very Good. 67 pages, 6 x 9 inches, in original sewn wrappers. Spine has been reinforced with archival tape, otherwise very good, with a few chips and small tears to the covers. Provides the schedule and cost for the company's Alaska Excursions for the 1888 season (two steamers making fortnightly trips); description of the geography and best time to visit; advice on what to take; "what there is in Alaska to admire," testimonials from previous excursionists, highlights from newspaper articles; and extracts from Governor Swineford's Annual Report for the Fiscal Year 1887 detailing population, climate, agriculture, animal husbandry, mining, lumber, fisheries, etc.

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