Place Names of Washington State by Robert Hitchman - 1985

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 * .

[Tacoma, WA]: Washington State Historical Society, 1985; [August, 1986]. Two parts in one. [10], 340; [4 (unpaginated).] pp. Photo frontisp. Burgundy-coloured publisher’s cloth, gilt lettering front cover & spine, maps on endpapers (slight shelfwear), NF; Printed softcovers, tipped-in to rear flyleaf of previous work, NF. First edition of this essential reference of Oregon Territory, Washington Territory, and Washington State history.

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

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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.

[Tacoma]:: Washington State Historical Society,, 1985.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Very Good plus unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear to the extremities. This comprehensive volume of Washington State place names contains almost 7000 entries providing informative and sometimes humorous histories of the naming process of the various locales in the state including townships, rivers . There is much information here that has not been documented in other such volumes making this the single most comprehensive name dictionary for the state.

[Tacoma]:: Washington State Historical Society,, 1985.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Very Good plus price-clipped dust jacket with light edge wear to the extremities. This comprehensive volume of Washington State place names contains almost 7000 entries providing informative and sometimes humorous histories of the naming process of the various locales in the state including townships, rivers . There is much information here that has not been documented in other such volumes making this the single most comprehensive name dictionary for the state.