Blazing the Way True Stories, Songs, and Sketches of Puget Sound and Other Pioneers
Seattle: Rainier Printing Co., 1909. Emily Inez Denny. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Stout 8vo. Pp. 503. "With illustrations from the author and from authentic photographs." Frontis. reproduction ("Ft. Decatur" - the blockhouse built during the Indian attack on Seattle.) Light brown cloth with spine and front board lettered in black, the former enhanced with a mounted illustration. Slight evidence of wear including a chickpea-size scuff on rear board, two small stains on front endpapers, previous owner name/date on title page. Fine. Item #13541
Emily Denny was an artist who captured many scenes of Seattle as a seaside village; several of those are contained here. A fixture of Seattle-ana. SMITH: 2412; SOLIDAY I: 723.
Price: $100.00