NOOKSACK TALES AND TRAILS: Being a collection of STORIES AND HISTORICAL EVENTS . . . WHATCOM COUNTY (laid in T.L.S.)
Language: English
Published by Sedro-Wooley Courier-Times, Sedro-Woolley, 1949
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Gene W. Baade, Books on the West, Renton, WA, U.S.A.Gene W. Baade, Books on the West
AbeBooks seller since September 7, 2001
Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 112.25
Quantity: 1 available
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Limited to 1,000 copies of which this is #188 signed by the author. Gilt-stamped green cloth. 436pp. Illus. Folding map of the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858 in the back; Whatcom County provided an important trail to the gold bars and eventually gold fields of the BC interior. The author's signature & publisher's limitation statement is on a custom bookplate affixed to the front paste down. Under it is a handwritten inscription, "To my sweetheart / on our 23rd / Wedding Anniversary / 1949 / Bob from Mildred / with love." Another former owner has printed his name above the title on the title page. Either the same or yet another owner has printed his initials on the bottom edge of the text block. LAID INTO THIS COPY is a full page T.L.S. (typed letter signed) from the Editor-Publisher of the Sedro-Woolley Courier-Times on the newspaper's letterhead. It is address by editor-publisher Frank Evans to a lady in Seattle stating that he was sending her this copy, and adds information including the fact that the author(73 years old) and his wife live on a farm, was a schoolteacher, and paid for the printing of the book from his private funds. Also laid in is a separate facsimile printing of the title page and one chapter. Vg condition with traces of wear to extremities. The gilt is very good. The book was published with a dust jacket, but the dj is lacking with this copy. With the original letter from the publisher, a very desirable copy.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- NOOKSACK TALES AND TRAILS: Being a collection of STORIES AND HISTORICAL EVENTS . . . WHATCOM COUNTY (laid in T.L.S.)
- Author
- Jeffcott, P. R.
- Publisher
- Sedro-Wooley Courier-Times, Sedro-Woolley
- Publication year
- 1949
- Condition
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Limited/Numbered
- Printing
- 1st printing thus
- Seller catalogs
- Mining, Washington
Gene W. Baade, Books on the West
Renton, WA, U.S.A.
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VISIT OUR WEBSITE at www.booksonthewest.com. PROSPECTIVE BUYERS of individual books or groups of books MAY CONTACT Gene W. Baade Books on the West for direct purchases (Paypal, check, money order) at (425) 271-6481, or email bookwest@q.com. Gene W. Baade, Books on the West issues regular catalogues of quality rare and used non-fiction (and some fiction) Western books relating to cattle/cowboy culture, Native American history, outlaws and lawmen, Western art and photography, and the whole range of subjects especially related to U.S. history west of the Mississippi River. We also have a stock of various nonfiction, modern fiction, miscellaneous and unusual titles. We are noted for quality customer service & protective packaging for shipment. The great majority of titles that we have on hand are single copies, so undelayed inquiry is recommended. We respond to telephone calls and email messages as promptly as we can. Our shipping fees and payment methods are given under Terms of Sale. We have many titles, especially in the Western field, that are not yet on our ABE database. Please inquire if you have specific wants. Contact us if you'd like us to mail you a current catalogue.…
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Gene W. Baade, Books on the West
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VISIT OUR WEBSITE at www.booksonthewest.com. PROSPECTIVE BUYERS of individual books or groups of books MAY CONTACT Gene W. Baade Books on the West for direct purchases (Paypal, check, money order) at (425) 271-6481, or email bookwest@q.com. Shipping via USPS media mail: $4.99 first book, $2.50 each additional book. Priority mail: Regular octavo size book $12.65 first book; each additional will be calculated. Oversized books will require additional shipping charge. UPS shipping available & charges will vary according to weight & other factors. In isolated cases, we may request additional shipping remuneration from the buyer to cover insurance for loss or damage on expensive items. That said, we package very carefully to protect the book or product. Orders made directly to us will be held 10 days for receipt of payment unless other arrangements are made. WASHINGTON RESIDENTS WILL HAVE ADDED point of destination sales tax on book(s) & shipping (tax on the latter as per state law). Satisfaction guaranteed. When buyer receives the book, if the condition is not as described, buyer must quickly contact us for instructions about returning books for full refund. We grade our books carefully and describe them accurately.
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