Pioneer Days on Puget Sound
Denny, Arthur A.
Published by C.B. Bagley, Printer, 1888
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INSCRIBED BY DENNY TO THOMAS W. PROSCH, with Prosch s corrections throughout; this copy was used by William Katz and Glen Adams for the 1965 Ye Galleon Press reprint. A Very Rare copy being inscribed to one of the most influential citizen of Seattle (newspaperman, writer, historian, and son of Charles Prosch, a very prominent Seattle pioneer family). His interest in history of the region, and his collection of books and pamphlets was one of the largest in the Northwest. After his death in 1915 parts of his library was divided between Clarence Bagley, E. O. S. Scholefield, representing the provincial Library of British Colombia, and George Soliday, a private collector of Seattle; Letters, documents, scrapbooks, albums, and miscellaneous material were deposited in the archives of the University of Washington (see Notes on the Life and Historical Services of Thomas W. Prosch, by Charles W. Smith / The Washington Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan., 1923), pp. 30-36; footnote #10). 12mo. 83pp. Errata tipped-in at pg. 83. Original brown cloth stamped in silver with blind rules. A Very Good copy with some light rubbing to the cloth, and the last signature is loose but intact. See SMITH 2408, SOLIDAY II-323, WASHINGTON 89:12, HOWES D253a. // 'This is Denny's account of his first ten years on Puget Sound from 1851 to 1861. Clarence Bagley, the printer, was a pioneer newspaperman and a personal friend of Denny. The first edition had a small press run, probably no more than 300 copies, and it was distributed among Denny's friends with no copies being offered for sale. An unknown number were distributed, but the majority were still in Bagley's printing shop when the Seattle fire of 1889 completely destroyed the shop along with all the remaining copies. These circumstances combine to make it one of the rarest of the early Washington Territorial imprints.' - Tweney [TOGETHER WITH] Pioneer Days on Puget Sound. With an introduction by William Katz. Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1965. Limited edition of 519 copies, this is copy #2. See HOWES D253a, SMITH 2408, SOLIDAY II -323. Seller Inventory # 606809
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Title: Pioneer Days on Puget Sound
Publisher: C.B. Bagley, Printer
Publication Date: 1888
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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Pioneer Days on Puget Sound.
Seller: Orrin Schwab Books, Providence, UT, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Light soiling to the edges of the front cover.; 11.25 X 8.75 X 0.75 inches; 100 pages. Seller Inventory # 26339
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Pioneer Days on Puget Sound with an Introduction by William Katz
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Ye Galleon Press, Fairfield, Washington, 1965
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Seller: Provan Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. (10 preliminary pages), 83 pages (reproducing the text of the 1888 edition), near fine condition in cloth binding, titled on the front board, top and bottom of spine bumped, number 286 of 519 numbered copies. Seller Inventory # 015151
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Pioneer Days on Puget Sound
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The Alice Harriman Co., Seattle, 1908
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Seller: Parker's Rare Books, Ontario, WI, U.S.A.
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Hardback. Green cloth, white lettering and illustration with oval paste-down portrait of the author on front cover, white lettering on spine, 12 mo, 103 pp. of text and 35 full page plates and index at rear. Limited edition of 850 copies, this being number 72, signed by Alice Harriman on limitation page. Owners name stamped on front paste-down, no other marks in book, binding solid. Cover show some minor spotting, backstrip creased. Book condition VG-. Uncommon early history of the settlers in the Seattle area. Binding: HB. Seller Inventory # CU4975
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Pioneer Days on Puget Sound
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The Alice Harriman Company, 1908
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Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. One of 850 copies, signed by the publisher Alice Harriman, this being #107. 103pp., including index, and thirty-five full-page photographic illustrations, with a folding map. Green cloth stamped pictorially in white, with cameo-style photograph of Denny inset on front panel. Provenance: Frances Southard Fullerton penned name and address to the ffep, as well as her fathers clipped signature (Frank S. Southard) and her mother penciled signature (Ellena M. Southard) (ca. 1920). Usual rubbing to the cloth, white stamped title on front mostly rubbed away, cameo portrait moderately rubbed along the edges, else a See HOWES D253a, SMITH 2408, SOLIDAY II -323, WASHINGTON 89:12. Seller Inventory # 641114
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PIONEER DAYS ON PUGET SOUND
Published by
C.B. Bagley, Printer, 1888., Seattle, 1888
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
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First edition. 6 3/4" x 4 3/4" in brown printed boards with title in silver. 83 pp., errata. Pioneer Arthur A. Denny writes about the early days of Seattle as he remembers cabins and sawmills, steamboats on the Sound, Indians, soldiers and settlers. Denny was the leading founder of the town of Seattle. In 1851 he left Illinois and migrated westward with his family and acquaintances, intending to settle in the Willamette Valley. Hearing about the area around Puget Sound, the Denny Party sailed from Portland, landed at Alki Point in November 1851, and four months later staked claim to land along the eastern shore of Elliott Bay, in what would become the city of Seattle. A surveyor by trade, Denny helped lay out the real estate that formed a large part of the pioneer economy. He served as postmaster, merchant, banker, and legislator. Over the course of his life, Denny witnessed or participated in most of the key events in early Seattle history to include the founding in 1851-52, the Indians? attack on Seattle in 1856, the creation and siting of the University of Washington in the early 1860s, the courtship of railroad companies during the 1870s, and the labor unrest and anti-Chinese movement of the 1880s. In 1843 Denny married Mary Ann Boren, and together they had six children. Mary Ann Denny neatly wrote on the rear free endpaper, ?Mrs. Dullie Miller from Mrs. Mary A. Denny, June 11, 1905." A fine copy. Seller Inventory # 36642
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Pioneer Days on Puget Sound
Published by
C B Bagley, Seattle, 1888
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Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Timbuktu Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 001858
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Pioneer Days on Puget Sound
Published by
C. B. Bagley, Printer, Seattle, W.T., 1888
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Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Peruse the Stacks, ABAA, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, 12mo, [3], 83pp., errata tipped-in at pg 83. Brown cloth with silver lettering and ruled in blind. Very good with most of the silver worn away and some staining and discoloration, mainly to rear board. Presentation copy, signed by Denny on the ffep, to A. W. Stewart, a notary public in W.T., the book containing several instances of his embossed stamp throughout. The first-hand account of the founding of Seattle by the leader of The Denny Party, which left Illinois in the Spring of 1851 and arrived in the Puget Sound area several months later. The book describes in detail their journey, the claiming of land on Alki Point, securing supplies, the early saw mills, and much more. Only a small number of this volume were privately printed by Denny's friend and newspaperman, Clarence Bagley. As noted by Howes, "many copies [were] burned," presumably in the Seattle fire of 1889. A scarce, and authoritative source on the early days of Seattle, presented and signed by Arthur A. Denny. Graff 1053, Howes D253a, Smith 2408, Tweney 12. Seller Inventory # 4338
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