[Rarebooks] FS: A Pacific Northwest High Spot. "Brown's Political History of Oregon" Portland: 1892. Oregon Governor's copy.

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(AMERICANA) Brown, J. Henry. BROWN'S POLITICAL HISTORY OF OREGON, Provisional Government... Volume I [all published]. Portland, OR: Wiley B. Allen, Publisher, Press of the Lewis & Dryden Printing Co. 1892. First edition. viii,462pp. Illustrated with 2 portraits (one, a frontispiece), 2 facsimiles(one with a woodcut on verso, the other folding), and a folding map. Original pictorial blind stamped brown cloth, gilt titled spine. With the bookplate and 2 ownership signatures of Stephen F. Chadwick (one dated 1894). Laid in at front is a printed receipt for the sale of the book to Chadwick, filled out and SIGNED by the author, J. Henry Brown, dated July 29, 1891 (the year before the official publication date of 1892). A fine copy.    $1,250.00  (trade discount allowed)
Stephen F. Chadwick (1825-1895) was the fifth governor of Oregon (1877-1878) and paid Brown $10.00 (publication price) for the book (expecting a second volume). New Howes B841, "Practically entire edition burned or lost at sea?"

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