Oysterville: Roads to Grandpa's Village

Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1992. First Thus. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9. Earl Thollander. Signed by Author. Signed by Author First University of Washington Paperback Printing. Signed by the author with brief inscription on front loose endpaper.Trade Paperback in Fine Condition in pictorial wraps. 4to, 300 pages illustrated on tan paper. Illustrated history of Oysterville, Wa. Oysterville was declared a national historic site in 1976.Tan cover with bold green titles with cover illustration by Earl Thollander; the other illustrations are also by him-impressive line drawings throughout. (Don't miss the sketch on the rear flyleaf!). Cover is very clean, unmarked, no spine creasing. Binding tight, solid and square. Internals very clean and free of any markings, no creases. Willard Espy's memoir is delightful, filled with memorable characters, with no celebrities, from his family trove of people over the centuries, from witches in Salem, Massachusetts, to pioneer oystermen on the Pacific coast of Washington state. Drawing on conversations with aged relations and friends, on historic letters and documents, Willard Espy reconstructs his own personal past to provide an account of his family that was born, grew up, and died, as the United States was being born, shaped, formed, explored, expanded. 300 pages. 10 x 6.5".inches. 1992, University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington, USA,