Joseph Gaston / PORTLAND OREGON ITS HISTORY AND BUILDERS IN CONNECTION 1911

Description: PORTLAND OREGON, ITS HISTORY AND BUILDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANTECEDENT EXPLORATIONS, DISCOVERIES AND MOVEMENTS OF THE PIONEERS THAT SELECTED THE SITE FOR THE GREAT CITY OF THE PACIFIC -- ILLUSTRATED. (3 VOLUMES, COMPLETE); (Elizabeth Lambert Wood's Copy) Author: Gaston, Joseph Title: PORTLAND OREGON, ITS HISTORY AND BUILDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANTECEDENT EXPLORATIONS, DISCOVERIES AND MOVEMENTS OF THE PIONEERS THAT SELECTED THE SITE FOR THE GREAT CITY OF THE PACIFIC -- ILLUSTRATED. (3 VOLUMES, COMPLETE); (Elizabeth Lambert Wood's Copy) Publication: Chicago, IL: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911 Description: Leather-bound. Quartos, , 10 1/2 in. x 8 in. Brown, three-quarter bound morocco (goatskin) over maroon cloth. Gilt lettering and designs to spine Five raised bands (six compartments). Corners liightly nudged and wearing, Delicately marbled endpapers (gilt on lilght rose) bear the rubber stamp of Elizabeth Lambert Wood, a prolific author who spent her time between Oregon and Arizona. Mrs. Wood predominately wrote children's fiction. Exhaustive history of this major Pacific Northwest hub and harbor, as well as numerous biographies of the men and women who built Portland. Illustrated with many photographs. 681, 796, 830 pp. respectively in three volumes. Very nice set, and owned and used by an author who wrote numerous Oregon-based works, especially for children. Very Good. "...Elizabeth Lambert Wood was born in 1874, the ninth of ten children, to Joseph and Clementine Lambert. She would have had a comfortable childhood being the daughter of Joseph Lambert who as early as 1858 was active in civic affairs in his adopted Oregon. He served as county commissioner both in Multnomah and Clackamas counties, helped establish and served as president of the Citizens Bank of Portland and was a founding member of the Oregon Horticultural Society. As a nurseryman he was well known for developing the widely popular Lambert cherry.." She died in 1962. (Garden Home History Page). Seller ID: 87749 Aardvark Rare Books Eugene, OR We work hard to make your Bookbuying Experience safe, easy and fun. Aardvark Books is a proud member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and IOBA, Independent Online Booksellers Association. Ezra is also an accredited and Qualified Appraiser of Books and Manuscripts, with a designation from the ASA (American Society of Appraisers), with considerable Archive experience as well. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations are sent via the US Postal Service. Faster shipping is available, please ask before paying. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time in order to help reduce costs. International shipping is also available. Please inquire for a shipping quote before ordering.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 420 USD

Location: Eugene, Oregon

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