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1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1928; 1st edition; illustrated; very good+ condition; bound in hard cover cloth; minor corner wear to cover, else fine; Fred Lockley; The West

Chicago, IL: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Quartos. 10 5/8 in.. X 7 5/8 in. Dark Green/Black faux-leather cloth over boards, patterned with corner fleurons, and ruled in blind. Gilt lettering to spines. Marbled Edges and Endpapers. 3040 pages in all. More than 150 illustrations. Volume I: 1105 pp; Volume II: 941 pp; Volume III: 994 pp. History of Oregon and surrounding territory, both deep and anecdotal, with an plenty of coverage of Oregon's makers, their visions, their successes and setbacks, what they built, what fell away, what lasted and abided. A lovely set -- handsome, tight, presentable, gift-ready. "...I It would take a dozen volumes to adequately portray the romance, the adventure and the historical events of this region...I have quoted at considerable length, from innumerable pioneers who have given me the little sidelights of history, not usually found in more formal historical works...You will find mistakes, though I have tried to guard against them.… Read More

Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Pub. Co.. Fine. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner's bookplate and name. A beautiful set. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

Chicago: S. J. Clark, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 3 Volumes, Books Very Good at least, Green cloth, light wear to corners, gilt titles on spine nice and bright, volume one just a tad sunned, very clean and tight copis, all hinges tight and sound, previous owners name in stamp form on each first free page, also on each fore edge (not too visible but there) Beautiful marbled endpapers and all edges, All and all much nicer than usually found, all illustrations present, 3 complete volumes. Most presentable set of this importnant work. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1928. [First Edition]. Hardcover. Fine. 4to., dark green cloth, pp. 1105, 941, 994, gilt spine lettering, marbled foredges and endpapers. -- An attractive set of an important immense work of Oregon History; the latter two volumes consist of biographical entries about prominent citizens of the Columbia River Valley: The author was a columnist for the Oregon Journal as well as an antiquarian book dealer. -- [Shipping & Insurance To Be Determined. Inquire before ordering].-- Condition.