Picturesque Chicago
by Chicago Engraving Company
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: Chicago Engraving Company, 1882. Souvenir booklet of idealized wood engravings of Chicago parks, scenes & buildings, with brief captions in English, German, French, & Dutch. Images include the harbor entrance, courthouse, Lincoln Park pavilion, Drexel Boulevard, Adams Street, Aldine square, Garfield Park's lake, Grand Boulevard (packed with carriages!), Humbodt Park pavilion, Douglas Monument & waterworks crib in Lake Michigan, Lincoln Park bear pit, Jackson Street, Lake Shore Drive, Pine Street, State Street, north side waterworks engines, Dearborn Street, Madison Street, Chicago River with tall ships, Union Stock Yards, Chicago Trotting Park (race in progress), Great Fire, map of burnt district. 25 pages, all but the title page illustrations. Accordion fold in red hardcovers, gilt titling, black decoration. General wear, crease & light staining to title page, splits at some folds, but all still attached; spine lining badly chipped, which does not affect its integrity.. Later Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Chicago Engraving Company. 7¾" by 4¾".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- r0837
- Title
- Picturesque Chicago
- Author
- Chicago Engraving Company
- Illustrator
- Chicago Engraving Company
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Chicago Engraving Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- Chicago, Souvenir Books, Illustrated Books, Wood Engravings
- Size
- 7¾" by 4¾"
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....