#45 • Merle Colby "Guide to Alaska: Last American Frontier"

Part of May 2026 Treasure Trove Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $40.00

Status: Sold

Category: Books, Comics, Magazines & Ephemera

A 1940 reprinting of Guide to Alaska: Last American Frontier by Merle Colby produced as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Federal Writers' Project to counter the Great Depression. It serves as part travel guide, and part almanac, plus features a foreword written by former Governor of Alaska, John W. Troy. The book has some small areas of discoloration on the back cover; measures approximately 5.75" x 1.5" x 8.25" tall.