Rare Book Monthly
Book Catalogue Reviews - August - 2007 Issue
Twenty-Five New Acquisitions from John Michael Lang Fine Books
Whitman County, Washington, from the county's website.
Item 11 is a legal obscurity, The Invisible Fraternity, privately published by the author, C.H. Hanford, in 1925. Judge Cornelius Hanford was an important figure in early 20th century Washington. Along with being a Federal District Judge, Hanford was a writer, publishing both histories and novels. In this book, he talks of criminal accomplices and comes down in favor of stricter justice. $75.
This is a book that may not appeal to a lot of collectors, but those interested in Whitman County, Washington, will absolutely want it. Whitman County is a largely rural place in eastern Washington, along the Idaho border. Only around 40,000 people reside there, most in Pullman, home of Washington State University. Otherwise, the main industry of Whitman County is agriculture. Item 23 is a Plat Book of Whitman County, Washington. It was published by the Anderson Map Company on the other side of the state, Seattle, in 1910. It includes 42 town and city maps, along with several general maps, a brief history and a couple of pages of photographs of Whitman County as it was a century ago. Item 23. $450.
For these or the other twenty items in this catalogue, contact John Michael Lang Fine Books at 206-624-4100 or jmlbooks@isomedia.com.
