David S. Maynard and Catherine T. Maynard. Biographies of Two of the Oregon Immigrants of 1850. Their Births - Events of their Earlier years in Vermont, Ohio, Kentucky, and Illinois - Diary Narrative of Journey Across the Continent - Witnesses of and Participants in the Beginnings of Washington Territory - Residence in Olympia.
Prosch, Thomas W.
Published by Printed by Lowman & Hanford, 1906
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Octavo. [80]pp. Two portraits (+) facsimile of D.S. Maynard's 'land patent' & a photograph of Mrs. Maynard at the tomb of her husband. Original red cloth, with gilt titles on front cover. A nice copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the ffep: To Miss Mary Banks (Reference Librarian, Seattle Public Library), / With best wishes of / Thomas W. Prosch / Seattle, February 22, 1907. Light fading to the spine, slight wear to the corners, else a Very Good copy. SMITH 8385, HOWES P636, MINTZ 382 ('included is David Maynard's day-by-day journal describing his overland trip'), GRAFF 3368, SOLIDAY II-1059, EBERSTADT 106:211. Seller Inventory # 621292
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Title: David S. Maynard and Catherine T. Maynard. ...
Publisher: Printed by Lowman & Hanford
Publication Date: 1906
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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David S. Maynard and Catherine T. Maynard Biographies of Two of the Oregon Immigrants of 1850. Their Births - Events of Their Earlier Years in Vermont, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois - Diary Narrative of Journey Across the Continent - Witnesses and Participants in the Beginnings of Washington Territory - Residence in Olympia .
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Lowman and Hanford Stationery & Printing, Seattle, 1906
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Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Octavo. Pp. 80. Two Portraits (+) facsimile of D.S. Maynard's "land patent" & a photograph of Mrs. Maynard at the tomb of her husband. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering stamped on front board. Light wear to corners and spine. Withal, a bright copy. One of Prosch's scarcer works.Of the reasons to enjoy Prosch, humor is paramount. And he lacks the crankiness and self-righteousness of some ancient pioneers, who require adoration for simply having shown up before others. Arriving Steilacoom as a child in 1858, where his father Charles founded the Territory's second newspaper. In young adulthood, Thomas Prosch bought another South Sound newspaper from his father then, later, he migrated north to Seattle, where he became a leading citizen and, increasingly, an able historian of the region.SMITH 8385, HOWES P636, MINTZ 382 ("included is David Maynard's day-by-day journal describing his overland trip"), GRAFF 3368, SOLIDAY II-1059. Seller Inventory # 7641
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