Seattle: Lowman & Hanford Stationery & Printing Co., 1905. Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original oblong dark green string tied wraps, with mounted oval photo on front cover, measuring 11 x 9.25 inches. Illustrated with twenty-three tipped in b/w photo reproductions, including fold-out panorama of the Seattle Waterfront..... More
Chicago, IL: The S.C. Clarke Publishing Co., 1916. B&W Photographs. First Edition. Leather Binding. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Volume 3 only. Bound in original three-quarter black pebbled leather over green cloth, gilt-stamped titling, marbled edges, patterned endpapers. Good solid copy, has some general light rubbing to edges..... More
Olympia: Thomas Henderson Boyd, 1890. First Edition. Hard Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First edition of the first legislative manual issued in the new State of Washington. Original mustard cloth stamped in gilt and blind, red edges. Light rubbing to the cloth, else a nice copy. More
Boston: James French and Company, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 336pp., with engraved frontispiece and three plates in the text. Original brown cloth with gilt titles and device to spine and front cover. Covers worn at the cornes, spine ends frayed with some loss; title..... More
Boston: Fields, Osgood, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" viii + 232pp., plus 12pp. ads; illustrated with six b/w plates including frontispiece, large folding map (in color) housed in the rear pocket. Original green cloth with gilt titles on spine, and decorative title device to front..... More
Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 334pp. The history of the Grange and farming in Washington State, especially the opposition to the Washington State constitution as framed by the constitutional convention which met at Olympia, and which called upon all farmers..... More
Chicago / Seattle, WA: Curt Teich & Co. / Lowman & Hanford, 1915. Sepia Gravure Plates. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" (oblong). Scarce - includes the superb double-page panoramic view of the city from Capitol Hill, flanked at left by Mt. Rainier, and at right by..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" viii, 280pp. Gilt-stamped brick-red cloth. Wear to the cloth along the edges and corners, with soiling in places; internally clean, binding is tight and intact. Includes chapter on the Northwestern Boundary-Line. SMITH 2181, SOLIDAY II,273..... More
Seattle: Advent Inc., 1959. B/w Photographs; Illustrations By Ted Rand and Irwin Caplan. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Apparently the only issue ever published of this scarce Pacific Northwest journal of art, literature, music, and culture. Features articles on Northwest Jazz by Gervais Reed, the..... More
Seattle: Rainier Printing Company, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 504pp. Original yellow cloth stamped in black, illustration set on upper cover. Moderate soiling to the cloth, and dust soiling along the edges; internally a clean copy, tight binding. An increasingly difficult to find in the..... More
Spokane: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Leather Binding. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 3 volume set, complete as issued. A good solid set in the original black morocco over green textured cloth, spines with faux raised bands and gilt stamping, marbled edges and endpapers..... More
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Chicago and Seattle: Pioneer Historical Publishing Co., 1924. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 3 volumes, complete. A fair reading set bound in the original green cloth stamped in gilt, marbled edges and endpapers (ex-library with markings, front cover of volume I has..... More
Plummer, ID: Serento Press, 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. one of 50 numbered copies; this being #16. 380pp. printed on colored papers. Introduction by Father Cornelius Byrne, who helped initiate the newsletter, which was published from 1937 through 1940. Father Byrne wrote in the..... More
Seattle: Northwest Press, 1985. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 4 volumes, complete as issued. Complete sets of this work are exceptionally scarce. More
Seattle: University of Washington Book Store, 1927. 24 Original Linoleum Black Prints. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original light brown printed wraps (Some creases and closed tears to edges). Bookplate of Kathryn Kinckley, who contributed to "A Block-Print History of the Northwest" issued the..... More
Chicago, Seattle, Tacoma: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1917. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Leather Binding. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 3 volumes, complete as issued in publisher's original heavy black morocco over green cloth, spines stamped in gilt, marbled edges, faux marbled endpapers (general light rubbing to bindings..... More
Chicago, Seattle, Tacoma: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1917. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Leather Binding. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 3 volumes, complete as issued in publisher's original heavy black morocco over green cloth, spines stamped in gilt, marbled edges, faux marbled endpapers (spines chipped, spines and covers..... More
Kenmore, WA: Kenmore Heritage Society, 2003. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed and inscribed by the primary author Priscilla Droge to noted Seattle historian Paul Dorpat (a dab of whiteout was used to correct the spelling of his name). A very good copy..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1909. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" xx + 409pp. Index. Frontispiece with captioned tissue guard, color folding map, and 80 b/w plates (all accounted for). Printed at The Knickerbocker Press, New York. Gilt stamped blue cloth with illustration mounted to front..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1954. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" EXTREMELY SCARCE Alaska narrative. Dust jacket has a few nicks, tears and some foxing and spotting, but is otherwise intact; book has slight wear and some spotting to edges and endpapers. More
Seattle: University of Washington Book Store, 1928. Original Linoleum Black Prints. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rare contributor's copy. Original light salmon printed wraps (some wear to edges). This copy is signed many of the contributing artists, including Helen Rhodes, Lee Ackley, Iras howell, Rose..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1915. B/w Illustrations. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 244pp. Bound in original navy blue cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. First Edition, Second Printing, 1915 (first was 1907). Light shelfwear, else Very Good. More
Portland, OR: Official Photographic Co., 1905. B/W Photographs. First Edition. Paperback. Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall (oblong). Abn exceptionally nice copy of this rare photographic account of the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition, with photography directed by the noted F. H. Kiser. Original dark green wraps stamped in..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1882. Second Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original decorated brown cloth with gilt titles. Frontispiece. 311 pages + ads. Illustrated with eight engraved plates. Some rubbing to the corners and spine ends, else a Very Good copy. SMITH 7217, SOLIDAY III-558..... More
Olympia, WA: Jay Thomas, Public Printer, 1927. First Thus. Full Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE - only 2 other copies are recorded as surviving. 209pp. index. Gilt-stamped red leather, name of prior owner (Seattle attorney R. G. Denney) gilt-stamped on front cover. A different prior..... More
