Wegner r udolph a (1 resultados)

4to. 63, [1] pp. Photo frontisp., title printed in red & black, photo illustrations, w/ red rubricated text throughout. Burgundy-coloured illustrated softcovers, Art Deco cover art cityscape of Seattle waterfront from Elliott Bay (minor dustsoiling, shelfwear), still VG copy. First edition of this rare and nicely illustrated land promotion and civic booster work for Seattle, WA at the end of the Jazz Age. Published just prior to the full onset of the Great Depression, this work touts the growth of skyscrapers in Seattle's downtown, the economic advantages of the Seattle Harbor, the lumber industry, the rebuilding of Seattle after the 1889 fire, the Klondike Gold rush and its' impact on Seattle's economy, as well as the booming home building during the Roaring 20s. Worldcat locates 4 copies (Tacoma Public, Seattle Public, U of W, WSU).…