Seward's Icebox
Bellingham, WA: Self-Published, (1933). Private Edition. Hardcover. With "Five Hundred Copies of This Private Edition Have Been Printed" stated on verso of authors facsimilie inscription and signature page. Navy cloth over boards with title and decorations printed onto upper board and spine, all edges sprinkled, 8vo (9 inches tall), decorative eps, pp. (1)-419, (422 - colophon, which states that it was printed in December, 1932), index. Volume edges slightly toned, else fine. Unclipped DJ is worn and toned w. edge chips. Near Fine / About Very Good. Item #3532
From the preamble "The acquisition of Alaska was brought about largely through the efforts of W.H. Seward, Secretary of State, during the administration of President Johnson. In dersion of the project, his opponents spoke of the Territory as "Seward's Icebox" or "Seward's Folly." The succeeding pages indicate in some measure how far-sighted Seward was in securing for the United States this glorious territory."
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