Marche

1929 · 54653 — Seattle: The Bon Marche Printed by Western Printing Co. 1929. Folio. 40 pp unpaginated. printed throughout in red & black. With woodcut-engraved plates decorative woodcut borders and decorations by Emmet Evers and Glenn Shecklin 1 large colour centerfold plate. Colour-illustrated beige softcovers Art Deco cover art of Bon Marche facade w/ 1920s limousine parked at door minor dustsoiling edgewear very minor bumping to corners still VG copy. First edition of this beautifully printed and illustrated Jazz Age homage to the opening of The Bon Marche landmark store in downtown Seattle in 1929. Norling 1892-1974 was a Washington State native attended Whitman college worked as a draftsman studied at the Chicago Art Institute taught art at the Cornish School and was one of fifty artists in Washington to take part in the Public Works of Art Project during the Great Depression. He is well remembered for his paintings of the Civilian Conservation Corps and illustrating a series of “Pogo†the dog books. The Bon Marche was initially founded in Seattle in 1890 the year after the great Seattle Fire and sustained rapid growth until it opened its’ landmark store at Third and Pine in 1929 the same year it was sold to Hahn Department Stores. Worldcat locates 1 copy; See: Karen Gordon Report on Designation City of Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board Report The Bon Marche A.A. Denny’s 6th Addition Block 52 1988. The Bon Marche, [Printed by Western Printing Co.], paperback