Title: The Northwest Coast; or, Three Years' Residence in Washington Territory Author: Swan, James G. Place: New York Publisher: Harper & Bros. Date: 1857 Description: 435 + [4] ad pp. With wood engravings including frontispiece & title-page emblem; folding map. 7½x4¾, original brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind. First Edition. Scarce first edition of this early account of exploration and settlement in the Northwest. Tweney notes that "John Gilchrist Swan was one of the first - and most colorful - of the pioneers and settlers of the Seattle and Olympic Peninsula area. He was also an author, journalist, teacher, lawyer, probate judge, naturalist, historian, a collector for the Smithsonian Institution, and one of the foremost authorities on the wild life and Indian tribes and customs of Western Washington and the Olympic Peninsula. With all his faults, Swan may be considered one of the great men of Washington Territory in its early years..." Graff 4046; Howes S1164; Smith 10044; Tweney 74. Old ink ownership signature of Joshua Webster, Maplewood, to front free endpaper. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine faded with some rubbing, ends a bit frayed, corners a little bumped; very good or better. Item number: 191239
Title: The Northwest Coast; or, Three Years' Residence in Washington Territory Author: Swan, James G. Place: New York Publisher: Harper & Bros. Date: 1857 Description: 435 + [4] ad pp. With wood engravings including frontispiece & title-page emblem; folding map. 7½x4¾, original brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind. First Edition. Scarce first edition of this early account of exploration and settlement in the Northwest. Tweney notes that "John Gilchrist Swan was one of the first - and most colorful - of the pioneers and settlers of the Seattle and Olympic Peninsula area. He was also an author, journalist, teacher, lawyer, probate judge, naturalist, historian, a collector for the Smithsonian Institution, and one of the foremost authorities on the wild life and Indian tribes and customs of Western Washington and the Olympic Peninsula. With all his faults, Swan may be considered one of the great men of Washington Territory in its early years..." Graff 4046; Howes S1164; Smith 10044; Tweney 74. Old ink ownership signature of Joshua Webster, Maplewood, to front free endpaper. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine faded with some rubbing, ends a bit frayed, corners a little bumped; very good or better. Item number: 191239
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