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1872182210Cincinnati: C.F. Vent 1872. Hardcover. Very Good. Later printing. Green pebbled cloth blind-stamped boards gilt-stamped spine. Illustrated by Chapin & Gulick. With folded map of Chicago. Owner's name penned on label affixed to front pastedown pages foxed spine ends modestly worn minor stains on a few pages still very good. C.F. Vent hardcover
1871616030Cincinnati: C.F. Vent 1871. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. 528pp. Green pebbled cloth blind-stamped boards and gilt-stamped spine. Illustrated by Chapin & Gulick. Folded map of Chicago. Large bookplate of former Cleveland Mayor Hermon M. Chapin on the front pastedown spine gilt a bit dulled and corners rubbed with a touch of fraying at the spine ends near fine. C.F. Vent hardcover
187178407Cincinnati and New York: C. F. Vent 1871. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Fair. Chaplin & Gulick. 2 viii 9-528 2 pages Frontis Illustration. Folding map. Illustrations are from "Photographic Views taken on the Spot." Appendix A B C and D. Names and ink notations on first and second feps. Page foxing noted. Cover has wear soiling and spine torn and reglued. Elias Colbert was a United States journalist historian and astronomer. The two authors were associated with The Chicago Tribune at time of publication. From a contemporary review: This work is just issued from the press. It has numerous illustrations-the latter including a first-class map of the city which not only shows the burnt district but also the parks and boulevards. The work comprises a well-written history of Chicago before the fire with full statistics of growth in the commercial development of the city. and her manufacturing progress; a full description of the city as it existed before the fire; a graphic and ample account of the fire with its attendant and succeeding incidents; a very carefully-prepared statement of losses; with an appendix giving sketches of the great fires in history the documentary history of the fire contemporary opinions concerning the event the relief work etc. The well-known ability of the authors had led the public to expect from their hands a standard work on the subject and the readers of the book will not be disappointed. C. F. Vent hardcover
18711572805892C. F. Vent 1871. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding with general signs of previous use. Good clean unmarked copy. 1872 printing. All maps present. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. C. F. Vent hardcover
187130324Cincinnati & N.Y. C.F. vent 1871. Orig. full cloth richly gilt back. Slightly rubbed. VIII528 pp. folded map and 35 illustrations in woodcut. A few brownspots. <br/><br/><em>First edition. </em> hardcover
18710008852Cincinnati: C.F.Vent 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Photographic. 8vo 528 pages embossed green cloth rubbed light foxing; ex libris Josiah Hardy on Feb. 19th 1872. <br/><br/>Folding map showing the Burnt District. Comprehensive coverage of the Great Fire or rather the Greatest Fire. With 35 woodcuts after photographs. Includes a poem "Chicago" by John Greenleaf Whittier appears here with the title "A Poet's Tribute" and a chapter on the "Humors Of the Fire" - including an account of Mrs. O'Leary's cow. Jewell V20 . C.F.Vent hardcover
1871002189C F Vent 1871 Bound in dark green cloth with gilt spine decorations 528 pp. This copy with front board lightly rubbed gilt darkened and a closed tear to the front fold out map. Otherwise an unusually nice copy of a book found worn and read to death. C F Vent hardcover
1871000012211Cincinnati: C.F. Vent 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 2 iii-vii 2 10-528 pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering and a gilt decoration on the spine. With 35 out of 36 illustrations from lithographs taken on the spot. With the map. A fascinating history with personal testimonies from those who experienced the Great Chicago Fire. Lacking an illustration and the rear hinge is cracked a dampstain is present on the front preliminaries and board. C.F. Vent hardcover
1871P-18737Cincinnati: C.F. Vent 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Original green gilt cloth with gilt spine ornamentation and large foldout map. One of the best contemporary histories of the Great Chicago Fire. A clean bright tight copy in a Mylar jacket well preserved. C.F. Vent hardcover
1871132Cincinnati: C. F. Vent 1871. 15 x 9 3/4 inches. Fair condition with the map trimmed on the bottom left as normally found. Two spots dot the lakefront on this one hundred and fifty year old map. See the pic please. This map comes from a hot-off-the-press book chronicling the destruction and quick response to the Chicago Fire. The book has many illustrations with the most prominent being this map by Elias Colbert and Everett Chamberlin. The map is a very early visual presentation of the swath of the Chicago Fire.The tragedy was well reported to those who opted to buy this tome. Two page introduction to the book attached. C. F. Vent unknown
18713Cincinnati & New York: C. F. Vent 1871. First Edition. Decorated cloth. Good /None. Chapin & Gulick. Small 8vo green embossed cloth with gilt on spine 36 stereotyped illustrations by Chapman & Gulik with the scarce foldout map of Chicago 528 pages. Scarce classic study of the CHICAGO FIRE with numerous contemporary engravings from photographs taken on location. With the Scarce 4to foldout map of Chicago showing burnt area slight 2" tear along one fold. Covers corners & upper cap rubbed with a 3" thin stain across the upper cover; all plates are present & have considerable browning; light foxing throughout as is typical. Overall an important and very readable study of this enormously destructive historical catastrophe. C. F. Vent hardcover
181332259Poughkeepsie: Paraclete Potter 1813. Leather. Good. 1813 Poughkeepsie. A Good copy. 8vo. 278 pp. bound in full calf leather. Leather is rubbed and worn with chips to top and base of spine. Previous owner signature inside front cover. Light scattered foxing throughout text is unmarked and binding is sound. An early American book on the art of dyeing cloth one of the basic works of American arts and crafts from this early period. Includes instructions on how to prepare and use dyes. Paraclete Potter unknown
1871008287New York: C. F. Vent 1871. 528pp/illus/maps. Some foxing.Folded Maps.Illustrations made from actual photographs.Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. On October 8 1871 at around 9pm on a Sunday evening a fire began in a barn outside Chicago owned by Mrs. Katherine O'Leary. Driven by a strong wind out of the southwest the flames headed straight for the center of the city with branches of flame shooting in several directions. The fire spread quickly because of plank sidewalks high winds and the Chicago River itself igniting from the massive amounts of pollution in the greasy river. By 1:30am it reached the Courthouse tower; the watchman barely escaped by sliding down the banisters through the burning stairway. Original blind stamped cover. Light edgewear at spine. . 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. C. F. Vent hardcover
1867000181Paris France: Didier et Cie. 1867. Buckram. Fine. 12mo x 373 pages. Though apparently ex-library this copy is virtually unused; bound in red library-quality buckram with white stamping including Dewey decimal system call no. Interior is clean and bright except for first and last ten pages which appear to have been printed on paper of somewhat lower quailty 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. Didier et Cie. hardcover
186346106Tours Imprimerie Ad Mame et Cie 1863. Hardcover. Extremities slightly worn; minor bump at top edge of front cover; pages faintly toned; inked signature on half-title page of second part; otherwise very good condition. Bound with Proces-Verbal. . Two sections separately paged. 180 copies printed. Publications of the Societe des Bibliophiles de Touraine. Tours, Imprimerie Ad Mame et Cie hardcover
1872019330Chicago: University Publishing Company 1872. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 110 pages of text. A collection of articles by various authors. Original hardcover binding is heavily worn with discoloration fading chipping with loss and staining; protected in archival mylar. The title page has a large piece torn off the bottom corner taking with it part of the publisher's name. The remainder of the text has some soiling foxing scuffing creasing but remains intact. Contains 11 in-text illustrations. Lacks one of two front blank endpapers. First edition. University Publishing Company Hardcover
1872019331Chicago: University Publishing Company 1872. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 110 pages of text. A collection of articles by various authors. Original green beveled cloth binding is rubbed at the extremities lightly shelfworn with minor flecking tiny spots of diminished coloration; protected in archival mylar. Contains 11 in-text illustrations. The front endpaper is creased the text has minor soiling to the page edges and the previous owner's name in pencil on both endpapers. First edition. University Publishing Company Hardcover
188263422Paris: Garnier frères 1882. Fine. Garnier frères Paris 1882 12 x 19 cm 3 volumes reliés Second edition. Bradel bindings in half cloth. Ink ex-donos from a former owner on the half-title pages occasional foxing. Rare. Garnier frères hardcover
