Commerce

1889 · 20251211001 — <p>This Book is in Excellent Condition particularly for its age but is conservatively graded in Good Condition as I never grade Ex-Library Books in better than Good Condition. Ex-Library from a University Library but with Few Library Markings: just a Very Old Label on the Spine a Bookplate on the Inside Front Cover and a Couple of Embossed Library Stamps in the Interior. The Hardcover Boards No Dust Jacket as issued have Very Light Rubbing to the Surface and along the Edges but retains Sharp Corners and Bright Copper-Gilt Lettering with No Tears Creases Stains or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked other than the aforementioned Library Markings of course with No Writing Highlighting or Underlining and has No Tears Creases Stains Mold or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have Very Light Soiling but No Remainder Mark Foxing Stains or Other Major Damage. If Not for the Library Markings this Book could be graded in Like New Condition and is in remarkable condition for a book from 1889.</p><p><strong>Description</strong></p><p>Dedicatory Exercises at the Opening of the New Building of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' Exchange; January 29 and 30 1889 was printed by the Commercial Gazette Job Rooms in 1889. This Book is a Hardcover measuring 6.25"" x 9.625"" with 223 pages.</p><p>The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Building is considered the last design of architect Henry Hobson Richardson. He was working on the design when he died in 1886 and it was finished by his successor firm of Shepley Rutan and Coolidge. The building burned in 1911. Some of the stonework was salvaged and eventually assembled into a memorial to Richardson in Cincinnati's Burnet Woods.</p><p>This book is a program for the dedication of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Building held on January 29 and 30 1889.</p><p>The contents of this book are:</p><p>Officers of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce<br />Boards of Real Estate Managers<br />Clerical Force<br />Committees on Dedication<br />Delegates from Commercial Bodies<br />Programme of Promenade Concert<br />Programme of Dedicatory Exercises<br />The Builders<br />Introduction<br />The Promenade Concert<br />The Dedication<br />The Prayer<br />Delivery and Reception of the Keys<br />The Dedicatory Hymn<br />The Oration by General Edward F. Noyes<br />Welcome by the Mayor<br />Congratulations from New York The City of the Lake The Southwest The Mississippi Valley The Central South and The Old Dominion<br />Letters of Regret from noted individuals unable to attend the dedication<br />The Excursion<br />The Banquet divided into: Toast-master's Greeting I. The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce II. The Northwest III. The South IV. The West V. New York VI. Chicago VII. Baltimore and VIII. St. Louis</p><p>There is one plate an illustrated frontispiece of Richardson's Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Building. The book is otherwise unillustrated. Includes a tipped-in presentation slip stating "Compliments of Sidney D. Maxwell Superintendent."</p> Commercial Gazette Job Rooms