1908 Rare 1stED Book - The White Trail A Story of the Early Days of Klondike by Alexander MacDonald.

 

 (Description)  

Author: Alexander Macdonald. (Illustrated by William Rainey).
Title: The White Trail. A Story of the Early Days of Klondike.
Publisher: London, Glasgow Dublin & Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited, no date (1908). First Edition published simultaneously in Great Britain and the United States. 
Language: Text in English.  
Size: 7.5 " X 6 ".
Pages: vi-392 pages
Binding: Very good original decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright and tight, some light foxing, toning or staining - as shown, ink stamp of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown, small chip to the upper margin of the illustration facing page 312 - as shown).
Illustrations: Beautifully illustrated with 8 full-page illustrations and one Klondike's map by William Rainey.

The book: Rare First Edition of this book on The White Trail. A Story of the Early Days of Klondike and the search for gold. Nicely illustrated by William Rainey.

The illustrator: William Rainey RI RBA ROI (21 July 1852 – 24 January 1936) was a British artist and illustrator. He was a prolific illustrator of both books and magazines and illustrated about 200 books during his career. He also kept painting and exhibited his work frequently. Rainey also wrote and illustrated six books himself, one was a colorful book for young children, the other five were juvenile fiction.