The Spell Of The Yukon Appraisal

The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses by Robert W. Service (1909 Edition)

This is a 1909 printing of 'The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses' by the renowned 'Bard of the Yukon,' Robert W. Service. The title page is displayed, showing a tall, stylised Art Nouveau floral ornament center-aligned above the publisher details. The print was produced by Edward Stern & Co., Inc. in Philadelphia. The paper is an off-white or cream-colored vellum or utility stock, showing significant age-related foxing, particularly visible as brown spotting and mottled staining on the right-hand margin. The typeface is a clean, classic serif, consistent with early 20th-century American book production. The page edges appear somewhat sharp, and the binding hinge on the left suggests a cloth-bound or paper-covered hardcover format. Robert W. Service's work from this era, specifically the 1907-1910 printings, is highly collected as it includes his most famous poems like 'The Cremation of Sam McGee.' The presence of the 1909 date and the Edward Stern imprint indicates a later early-printing following the massive success of the 1907 first edition. Condition-wise, while the text block remains clear, the heavy oxidation/foxing and minor toning impact the aesthetic quality of the interior title leaf.