Winter Brothers (signed By the author)
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich, 1980. First Edition. Octavo. Item #028802
Inscribed by the author: "Best wishes through all the seasons of life" signed by Ivan Doig. 246 pages Albert Andre. Laid in is announcement that the signing is at The Bookworm (Sequim, Washington), from 1:00-3:00 PM. The store owners, John and Liz Dieffenbach operated the bookshop from 1975 to 1988 and the author had become one of their best friends over the years. The story of the author's discovery of a trove of unpublished diaries by a fascinating historical character James Gilchrist Swan, one of the first and most colorful of the pioneers and settlers of the Seattle and British Columbia area. A near fine copy bound in 1/4 brown cloth over blue paper covered boards, spine lettering gilt, tiny bump to one corner, in a fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket lettered and decorated in black, blue and brown, spine lettering blue and brown.
Price: $250.00