PICTURESQUE ALASKA

Houghton, 1889. WOODMAN, Abby Johnson. PICTURESQUE ALASKA. A Journal Of A Tour Among The Mountains, Seas, And Islands Of The Northwest From San Francisco To Sitka. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1889. 12mo., pictorial brown cloth, stamped in white, gilt & black; 212 pages plus 16 pages of advertisements. First Edition. A journal of the author's tour of Alaska in 1888, prior to the Klondike gold rush frenzy. Signed presentation from Woodman on the front endpaper, to her cousin: "Sarah V. Purington. With love from her cousin, Abby Johnson Woodman." Inscribed copies of this title are scarce! Very good condition (covers bright with minor rubbing to white, glacier image on the front cover; contents clean & tight). $250.00.