Inscribed w/Dust Jacket: The Climax of a World Quest The Story of Puget Sound The Modern Mediterranean of the Pacific
Seattle: Olympic Publishing Company, (1927). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. (228). Frontis. tipped-in portrait of Edmund Meany. Illustrated with two maps. Decorated endpapers. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Light offsetting from dust jacket flaps on pastedowns. In the printed dust jacket that has an old tape repair at head of spine. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Near Fine / Very Good+. Item #6215
Inscription reads, "This volume is cordially inscribed by the author to my friends Mrs. Adeline and "Art" Richards [signed] George Cotterill" followed by a residential address in Seattle, dated 1945. A bright copy of the history of exploration of Puget Sound, debunking the Juan de Fuca myth and focussing instead on the thorough charting by George Vancouver. Written by the former Mayor of Seattle and Port of Seattle Commissioner. SMITH, 2066. The uncommon dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival dust jacket.
Price: $50.00