Forty Years a Pioneer: Business Life of Dorsey Syng Baker, 1848-1888, SIGNED 1st

Description: Description [12], 257 pp. Illustrated from photographs, sketches, etc.; engraved frontispiece portrait; illustrated map endpapers. 23x15 cm (9x6") period buckram lettered in gilt. Number 195 of 200 copies. First Edition. VERY SCARCE (no other copy currently available). Condition Touches of rubbing to extremities; faint age-toning to pages; near fine. About this book Signed by the author on the title page. Born in 1823, Dorsey Baker studied medicine and practiced briefly in Des Moines before crossed the plains to Oregon in 1848, invested in Portland real estate, founded a store in Walla Walla, was involved in banking and transportation, and in general, was instrumental in the progress of southeastern Washington and the surrounding areas. Smith 450.

Price: 325 USD

Location: Hillsboro, Oregon

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Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Year Printed: 1934

Modified Item: Yes

Topic: American (US)

Binding: Period Buckram

Region: North America

Author: W.W. Baker

Subject: Biography & Autobiography

Original/Facsimile: Original

Language: English

Signed: Yes

Publisher: Lowman & Hanford Co.

Place of Publication: Seattle

Special Attributes: Signed, 1st Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition