Place Names Of Washington by Hitchman, Robert - 1985

Washington State Historical, 1985-10. Hardcover. Good.

Washington State Historical Society, 1985. 1st printing. Clean, square and unmarked. Full red cloth binding. 340pp. Addendum pasted down in back.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.

WA State Historical Society. VG. 1985. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. . 4to 11" to 13" tall. 340 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

1st Edition. Gilt-decorated cloth folio with dust-jacket. Washington State Historical Society, 1985. Very good condition. 340pp.

Tacoma, Washington: Washington State Historical Society, 1985. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Good Plus. Very Good. Quarto (11 1/4 in. x 8 1/2 in.). Maroon boards, single ruled in gilt, with gilt lettering. Several lightly nudged corners. 304 pp. Addendum tipped in near rear. Minor shelfwear and edgewear to dustjacket, with one slight chip ( 1.25 in. x 1/4 in.) from top left of dustjacket, adjacent to spine. "...Many names in Washington originated with the Indians, who could only pronounce them, not write them, and so what resulted was the phonetic spelling by the pioneers of what they thought the Indians were saying, and the resulting words were often strange indeed. Sorting them out was not easy. At least a dozen different spellings of the name Cowlitz, for example, can be found in the journals of the explorers and fur traders. Washington is the only state...where Chinook jargon, a curious mixture of English, French and several Indian languages left its imprint..." (Author's Preface). Map endpapers. A… Read More

Not Stated: Washington State Historical Society, 1986 340 numbered pp + tipped-in addendum; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative map eps, portrait frontis; a.e. slightly tanned. Cover: burgundy, gilt titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, gray, photos frpont/back, black titles/text all surfaces; sm closed tears, head a bit tattered, edges mildly rubbed.

Not Stated: Washington State Historical Society, 1985 340 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative eps, frontis; light stains te/fe. Cover: burgundy, gilt titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear, smrub back fe. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, gray, photos front/back, black titles/text all surfaces; lightly rubbed, edges worn, sm chip back b.e., a few sm closed tears.

Washington State Historical, 1985-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!