Gotta say that yesterday was a red-letter day for this local
history nerd.
I have been searching for an affordable copy of “Pig-Tail
Days in Old Seattle” by Sofie Frye Bass for years. Typically, decent 3rd edition copies
go for over $100 with 1st edition copies in good condition between
$250 and $350. All out of my price
range. So, when I saw a copy for $40 I
figured that it must be a beater. That
is the cheapest I had ever seen this book so hoping for the best but expecting the
worst I ordered it,
The description read “A nice hardcover with a missing dust
jacket, a tight binding and an unmarked text.
1937 Former owner’s inscription.
From a private smoke free collection”.
Yeah, well, we’ll see what $40 buys me. I can only check this out of the library so
many times, you know, and I really need it in my local history collection.
So, when it showed up a week before expected I was pleased and
tentatively opened the package hoping that I wouldn’t be too disappointed. To my surprise the book was in near-perfect
condition sans the dust cover. Clean
with a nice tight binding.
Opening the cover I saw that the appraiser had mistaken the author's signature for the "Former owner" as it read Sophie Frye Bass.
Score!!!!!
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