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8vo. Pp. 48. Frontis. and 14 illustrations, including three maps, a dozen engravings, and a few photographs. Bound in green printed wraps with chips and soiling. Book remains securely bound. A Good copy of this exceedingly scarce promotional.Published the year following Great Seattle Fire, the 1889 conflagration that leveled the city's downtown core. As such, an early manifestation of "the Seattle Spirit," the city's emblematic ethos that, until recently, had the city constantly punching above its weight. The moxie of the Chamber of Commerce to promote a ruined city with the excessive hyperbole contained in the title is quite extraordinary.Contains information on the city's founding, its resources (timber, minerals, maritime, etc.), manufacturing and financial institutions, as well as a brief section about the Great Seattle Fire. An early promotional from the Seattle Chamber of Commerce; the first was published 1884. Quite uncommon; this is the first copy we've seen. SMITH, 2494. See SOLIDAY IV, 629.

Seattle: Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company [for] Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1890. First Edition. Printed Paper Wraps. Good. 8vo. Pp. 48. Frontis. and 14 illustrations, including three maps, a dozen engravings, and a few photographs. Bound in green printed wraps with chips and soiling. Book remains securely bound. A Good copy of this exceedingly scarce promotional. Published the year following Great Seattle Fire, the 1889 conflagration that leveled the city's downtown core. As such, an early manifestation of "the Seattle Spirit," the city's emblematic ethos that, until recently, had the city constantly punching above its weight. The moxie of the Chamber of Commerce to promote a ruined city with the excessive hyperbole contained in the title is quite extraordinary.Contains information on the city's founding, its resources (timber, minerals, maritime, etc.), manufacturing and financial institutions, as well as a brief section about the Great Seattle Fire. An early promotional from the… Read More