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Nineteenth Century Imprints
Portland, OR
http://www.oldimprints.com/

Elizabeth Burdon finds wonderful old prints and maps, illustrated books and ephemera. Mail order plus shows in the Northwest. I've found many Howard Chandler Christy items for my own collection.

The Paper and Advertising Collector
P.O. Box 500
Mount Joy, PA 17552
(717) 653-4300

Fondly known as "The PAC," this monthly newspaper contains articles, illustrations and lots of ads. If you collect old paper, books, advertising or other ephemera, or want to sell or trade, you need the PAC. $2 for sample copy, $15/year subscription.

http://www.ramsaybooks.com/index.html
14083 Leslie Street
Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 7C5
(905)841-1187
Fax: (905)841-0877
E-mail: deanna@ramsaybooks.com

A Canadian used & rare bookseller whose resource site for book lovers includes newsgroups and lots of lists. Antique books featuring literature and poetry from 1855 to 1935 are listed by publication date.

Editions
http://www.nleditions.com/index.html
Desk WWW
Boiceville, NY 12412
(914) 657-7000
Fax: (914) 657-8849
E-mail: nleditions@aol.co

More than 40,000 hardcovered, original editions or better reprints in 80 subject areas, including Antiques & Decorative Arts.

Leonard's Books
http://www.leonardsbooks.com
E-mail: leonards@carrollnet.org

Features a book search service, book restoration and binding, a book collection appraisal service. I especially like "Leonard's Book Tips."

Paper Moon Books
Portland, OR
http://home.europa.com/~paprmoon/paprmoon.htm
E-mail: paprmoon@europa.com
(503) 239-8848 Hours: 11-6 PST Tues-Sat

Andrea Drinard offers used and out-of-print books including illustrated children's books, Americana, biography, arts, literature, science, history and more.

Historic Newspapers, Magazines & Paper Americana
http://www.historicpages.com/

Phil Barber provides guidelines for collecting 18th-20th century newspapers -- including how to spot fakes -- periodicals and other ephemera.

Nice Handcrafted Things
Queensland, Australia

Sue Kennett in Australia creates beautiful beaded earrings, lanyards, eyeglass-holders, necklaces and bracelets for customers worldwide.

The Moloka'i Country Store
http://www.molokai.com/dastore.html

Hawaiian coffee, music and books. . . if you can't go to the Islands, bring Hawaii home to you.

Me Ke Aloha
http://www.mkaloha.com/
Ewa Beach, Oahu, HI

Me Ke Aloha carries a variety of merchandise from small businesses, artists and craftspeople in Hawaii -- CD's, books, wall art, surf board rugs, handmade soaps and other personal care products, Hawaiian rubber duckies, tote bags and much more.

To make your visit to Kauai really special, plan to be there during a music, hula or other cultural festival. Kauai Festivals is supported by Kauai Visitors Bureau, Hawaii Tourism Authority and County of Kauai.

Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival
Seattle, WA

September 8, 2013- one-day festival at the Seattle Center, celebrating Hawaiian music and culture. Featured performers are Lihau and Kellen Paiks, a duo called Kupaoa.

5th Annual Seattle Slack Key Festival
Seattle, WA

November 9-10, 2013 - two days of Hawaiian music, hula, food and fun. Concert on Sunday afternoon at Town Hall; guitar and ukulele workshops on Saturday morning at Dusty Strings in the Fremont District; a special screening of "Let's Play Music" and a Meet the Artists reception and kanikapila on Saturday evening at the Wing Luke Asian Museum in the International District. Performers from Hawaii include Cyril Pahinui, Roland Cazimero, Palani Vaughan, Jeff Peterson, Jerry Santos, Kamuela Kimokeo, Nathan Aweau, Peter Moon and Jeff Au Hoy, and from California, Patrick Landeza.

Bob Aegerter
Mount Rainier National Park Associates
Seattle, WA
http://www.speakeasy.org/~boba

Would you like to join a work party to help restore The Mountain's trails? Work parties are scheduled to resume in April 2012. Bob's got all the info...and he's also searching for vintage Mount Rainier postcards or other memorabilia.

Lee Mann Photography
http://leemannphotography.com/

One of my favorite Northwest photographers! Lee offers limited edition prints, posters and notecards of his most popular landscapes and other subjects. Screensavers, too.

Washington State Coloring Book
http://www.leg.wa.gov/www/admin/kids/colorbk.htm

Just exactly what it says -- you can print out b&w drawings and color away to your heart's content! "The bluest skies are in Seattle . . ."

Seattle's Best Coffee
http://www.seabest.com

Here in Latteland, you can have your choice of great coffee...make mine Americano, short, double shot, with a scoop of ice so I don't scorch my fingers!

The Seattle Times
http://www.seattletimes.com

Lots of information about the Emerald City that The Duchess has called home for over 51 years. When I arrived, they were still building the Space Needle.

Seattle Visitors' Guide
http://www.seattle.net/

How to get here, where to stay, what to see and do-- a useful and informative guide to make your stay a pleasant experience.

Experience Washington
http://www.experiencewashington.com/

Events and activities throughout Washington State to help you plan your visit to the Seattle area and beyond.

Metro Trip Planner: Timetables and Route Maps
http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/cgi-bin/itin_page.pl?resptype=U

Travel throughout Seattle and King County by bus. Metro Transit fare information, regional and area maps, neighborhood routes, Park & Ride. Connections to other travel options, including Sound Transit, Pierce County Transit, Community Transit (Snohomish County) and the general Puget Sound region.

Sound Transit
http://www.soundtransit.org/

Travel within Seattle and King County as well as parts of Tacoma and Pierce County by Express bus, Link Light Rail and Sounder Commuter Rail. Service to SeaTac Airport from Seattle.

Seattle Public Library
http://www.spl.org/

Events and author readings, Central Library tours, databases and other research tools, library catalog, computer reservations.

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