Davis’ new commercial Encyclopedia. Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The Pacific Northwest.
by [PACIFIC NORTHWEST -- ATLAS]. DAVIS, Ellis A
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Seattle & Berkeley, CA: Ellis A. Davis, 1909. Folio. 190 pp. Illust. & decorated title, 100s of photo illusts., over 100 colour maps (many double page), 1 very large folding colour map tipped-in on rear pastedown (a couple minor closed tears at creases). Red cloth, silver lettering & decoration embossed on front cover (minor bumping to corners, bumping & minor fraying head & foot of spine, very faint tidemark to fore-edges), still a VG- copy, very clean and bright textblock. First edition of this well-illustrated commercial atlas intended to promote the Pacific Northwest during the Alaska-Yukon Exposition, carefully listing most of the major and minor cities, their counties, industries, local products, and 100s of photos of buildings, logging, railroads, shipping, and more. The atlas includes detailed economic statistical maps of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; street maps of Spokane, WA, Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, Boise, ID, and more. The large folding colour map at rear is of Oregon State -- these atlases were also issued with Idaho, Washington, and Oregon & Washington colour maps separately.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53081
- Title
- Davis’ new commercial Encyclopedia. Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The Pacific Northwest.
- Author
- [PACIFIC NORTHWEST -- ATLAS]. DAVIS, Ellis A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ellis A. Davis,
- Place of Publication
- Seattle & Berkeley, CA:
- Date Published
- 1909.
- Keywords
- Pacific Northwest, Western Americana, washington, oregon, Idaho, Atlas, Maps, Atlases, Commercial Atlas, Encyclopedias, Alaska-Yukon Exposition, Worlds Fairs, Alaskana, Railroads, Logging, Shipping, Economics, Illustrated books, Photos, Photographs, Carto
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Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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Vancouver, Washington
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We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.
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