Forty Years a Pioneer Business Life of Dorsey Syng Baker 1848 - 1888
Seattle, Washington: Lowman & Hanford Co., 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 257. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photo reproductions. Endpaper maps. Bound in black buckram with gilt lettering on front board and spine. Light edge-wear, occasional spotting within. Of an edition limited to 200 copies, this is hand-stamped #6. Signed by the author on the title page. Very Good. Item #11855
Dorsey Syng Baker (1823-1888) wore many hats during his short, productive life, chief among them the establishment of Baker Boyer Bank, which thrives today. With chapters on the "Rawhide Railroad," steamboating on the Columbia River, involvement with Henry Villard and the Northern Pacific, farming in the Walla Walla Valley, etc. Increasingly scarce. SMITH: 450.
Price: $275.00