Over the years, tourists and residents alike have flocked to Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, located on Seattle's waterfront. Covering the complete archives maintained from the time the shop opened, the author provides a fascinating chapter in the history of Seattle, as well as its contribution to the literature on tourist arts and collecting.

Kate Duncan, professor of art at Arizona State University, is also the author of "Northern Athapaskan Art: A Beadwork Tradition", and coauthor of "A Special Gift: The Kutchin Beadwork Tradition" and "Out of the North: The Subarctic Collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology".