Pioneer Days on Puget Sound

Arthur A. Denny

Published by C B Bagley, Seattle, 1888

About this Item

First edition. Brown cloth stamped with silver titles. Signed by Denny and in a custom-made clamshell protective case with gilt titles on the spine. Errata slip tipped in at page 83. Seattle was founded in 1851 when the Denny party landed at Alki Point in November of that year. Members of the party had scouted the area before and the rest of the 13 men, women and children arrived in November. The party traveled from Illinois via Portland OR and was headed by Arthur A. Denny (1822-1899) who became the leading citizen of the community as it grew over the next few decades. Issued in 1888, this small privately-printed memoir describes the early days of Seattle -- and is the first actual book discussing and describing the history of the city. This copy is inscribed on the front endpaper by Denny to "Dr. James T. White compliments of A. A. Denny". A faint pencil note below in another hand (possibly White's?) notes: "Seattle, Wash. June 29 "98." The date indicates that Denny likely inscribed it just a few days after his 76th birthday and less than three months before he died. Dr. White was an accomplished person who sailed on several explorations to the waters of Alaska and the Arctic. The book was apparently printed in an edition of 300 copes, for Denny to give to friends and associates. It is somewhat uncommon, especially signed. This is an exceptionally nice copy, housed in a very fine clamshell case of brown cloth with gilt-stamped Morocco spine.

Seller Inventory # 001858

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pioneer Days on Puget Sound
• Publisher: C B Bagley, Seattle
• Publication Date: 1888
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Northwest & Northwest History
  • Signed