Commercial and Architectural Chicago: Illustrated
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Chicago: G.W.Orear, Publisher, 1887. First Edition . Embossed Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A clean, solid Very Good opy with tight hinges. The spine is a little darkened and there is some chipping at the spine crown and some slight fraying at the spine foot. Original boards and spine are embossed red and gilt decorated dark blue cloth, owner's name in ink at top of decorated paste down. 254 pp., 151 wood-cut illustrations including 29 full-page wood-cuts and one tissue-protected photograph of E. W. Gillette's store and factory at 9, 11, 13 and 15 River Street. There is a list of all illustrations and a building index. "This book is published for the purpose of laying before its readers many of the most interesting features about Chicago, including her commercial importance and architectural improvement." A fabulous piece of Chicago history. Listed under 'Post-fire Chicago as a New Frontier" at the Chicago Library web-site.
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- Librería
- modern-ISM
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 008781
- Título
- Commercial and Architectural Chicago: Illustrated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Embossed Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- G.W.Orear, Publisher
- Lugar de publicación
- Chicago
- Fecha de publicación
- 1887
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Palabras clave
- Chicago History Architectureindustry Commerce 1880's
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Americana;
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modern-ISM
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Los Angeles, California
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On-line with emphasis on architecture, art and design. Classics also included.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- New
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
