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1868030678Madrid: Biblioteca Universal Economica 1868. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 366 Pp. Original Quarter Morocco Gilt Lettering Over Marbled Paper Covered Boards Violet Endpapers. Worn Mostly At Edges Binding Intact Hinges Solid.Two Ownership Signatures Of A Guggenheim Fellow Peter B. Goldman. <br/> <br/> Biblioteca Universal Economica hardcover
18950006263Chicago: Schroeder Forbrich & Co. 1895. First edition. Hardcover. very Good. portraits & sites; folding map frontispiece is repaired and from another copy. 8vo 192 pages floral endpapers green cloth brittle front endpaper attached with archival tape two leaves roughly separated <br/><br/>The Fifth Ward in this era consisted of the area of Chicago which is south of the Chicago River and east of Halsted St. north of 33rd St and north of 16th St. as far east as Wentworth St. Today this is much of Bridgeport and Chinatown. Includes a number of local advertisements. Portraits & sites; folding map frontispiece is repaired and from another copy. Schroeder, Forbrich & Co. hardcover
18720008834New York: Wells / Parker / Bancroft 1872. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 54 dramatic scenes and maps. 8vo 316 pages violet cloth somewhat faded bump to top edge of top cover cuts in front blank leaf3 othewise remarkably fresh <br/><br/>Frightful Scenes Hair-Breadth Escapes Individual Heroism Self-Sacrifices Personal Anecdotes &c. . History of Chicago. 54 dramatic scenes and maps. Also coverage of the Peshtigo Wisconsin fire which occurred the same days but was underpublicized due to the calamity at Chicago. Wells / Parker / Bancroft 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
184242018Baudry's European Library Paris 1842. Later Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Good Condition ex-library. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xvi 275 / 295pp. 2-volume set complete. Hinges reinforced with tape. Spine rubbed and worn with leather perishing on touch. Handwritten title piece. Moderately foxed throughout. Edges browned. Ex-library with minimal stamps and markings. Corners bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Travel & Places; United States; 19th century; Sociology & Culture. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 42018. . Baudry's European Library hardcover
1878031985London: Daldy Isbister & Co 1878. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. Ix 335 Pp. 7 Pp Ads At Rear. Brown Cloth Gilt Spine And Front Cover. Grey Endpapers. Good: Gilt Bright Light Edgewear All Around But Fraying Along Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine And At Tips Front Hinge Weak Rear Hinge Cracked Pages Clean. Elaborate Bookplate Printed In Red And Black Of Kenneth Garth Huston Possibly The Father Of The Bibliographer 1926-1987 Of Sir Kenelm Digby. Sepia Photograph Laid In Loosely Showing Three Women In Long Dresses Bow Ties Parosol. Per Wikipedia Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson Frs Frcp 1828 - 1896 Was A British Physician Anaesthetist Physiologist Sanitarian And A Prolific Writer On Medical History. He Was The Recipient Of The Fothergill Gold Medal Awarded By The Medical Society Of London In 1854 And Of The Astley Cooper Triennial Prize For An Essay In Physiology. He Was A Close Personal Friend And Professional Colleague Of John Snow. On Snow's Sudden Death He Took Over The Final Editing Of Snow's Draft On Chloroform And Other Anaesthetics And Supervised Its Publication In 1858. Ward Richardson Remained A Committed Exponent Of Snow's Radical Views On The Microbial Cause Of Infectious Disease For The Rest Of His Life. He Continued And Extended Snow's Work On Inhalation Anaesthesia And Brought Into Clinical Use No Less Than Fourteen Anaesthetics Of Which Methylene Bichloride Is The Best Known And He Invented The First Double-Valved Mouthpiece For Use In The Administration Of Chloroform. He Also Made Known The Peculiar Properties Of Amyl Nitrite A Drug Which Was Largely Used In The Treatment Of Angina Pectoris And He Introduced The Bromides Of Quinine Iron And Strychnia Ozonized Ether Styptic And Iodized Colloid Hydrogen Peroxide And Sodium Ethoxide Substances Which Were Soon Largely Used By The Medical Profession. In 1893 He Was Knighted In Recognition Of His Eminent Services To Humanitarian Causes. <br/> <br/> Daldy, Isbister & Co hardcover
186251458Griffin Bohn and Company London 1862. Vol 1: First edition Vols 2 3 & extra: Second editions. Hardcover. Poor Condition ex-library. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 4-volume set complete. Hinges cracked boards almost coming away in a couple of volumes. Scattered foxing. Edges browned. Library rebind crudely rebacked with binding tape and handwritten titles taped onto spines. Original boards retained. Minimal library stamps. Covers marked. Corners bumped. This set is published over the period 1851-62. Illustrated. One loose plate in extra volume. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-5 kilos. Category: Genealogy & Local History; England; 19th century; Sociology & Culture. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51458. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Griffin, Bohn and Company hardcover
1882020375Buffalo Ny: S. Humphreys Gurteen 1882. First Edition First Printing . Green Cloth Gilt. Very Good . 254 Pp. Blue Cloth Gilt. First Printing. Often Cited As The First Book On The Subject To Be Printed In The Usa. A Finely Produced Book Published By The Author. Contents As New. Previous Owner's Signature A Man In Buffalo. Immaculate Original Green Endpapers But Hinges Broken Internally. Covers Immaculate Gilt Still Brilliant But Frayed Along Top Edge Of Spine. <br/> <br/> S. Humphreys Gurteen hardcover
1892031793New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 7 13/16" Tall. Photographs and Drawings. Xi 300 Pp 4 Pp Ad For "How The Other Half Lives" At Rear. Original Violet Cloth Lettered In Gilt With Additional Purple Lettering And Design. A Worn But Solid Example Of An Important Book Presenting The Author's Observations Of Slum Life In New York City Following His Earlier 1890 Book. Cloth With Light Wear Fraying At Top Of Spine And Near Bottom Of Spine And Along 3/4" Of Front Spine Edge Archivally Repaired Fraying At Two Front Tips Thin Vertical Strip Of Cloth Worn Or Torn Away Near Center Of Spine. Gilt Lettering Still Bright Purple Lettering Strong. All Illustrations And Photographs Present All Pages Solidly Attached Binding And Hinges Are Solid. No Names Or Marks Or Bookplates. Slums With The Accompanying Loss Of Life And Genetic Dead Ends Are The Natural By-Product Of Urban Rental Capitalism; The Slums Take The Losers. No Comparable Books On 2023 Slum Life Anywhere As Serious Books About The Total Living Situation Of The Population At The Bottom Of Wealth Measures Would Be Unsaleable. <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1892031452New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 7 13/16" Tall. Photographs and Drawings. Xi 300 Pp 4 Pp Ad For "How The Other Half Lives" At Rear. Original Violet Cloth Lettered In Gilt With Additional Purple Lettering And Design. First Edition. A Solid Example Of An Important Book Presenting The Author's Observations Of Slum Life In New York City Following His 1890 Book On The Same Subject. Cloth With Light Wear Frays Near Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Two Front Tips And For 1/2" Along Top Edge Of Front Board Adjacent To The Spine Gilt Lettering Still Bright Purple Lettering Strong Except Middle Two Letters Of Publisher's Name On Spine Are Weak. All Illustrations And Photographs Present All Pages Solidly Attached Binding And Hinges Are Solid. Previous Owner's Name Margaret Billis Of Flushing Long Island Dated December1892 On Front Free Endpaper No Other Names Or Marks No Staining. Slums With The Accompanying Loss Of Life And Genetic Dead Ends Are The Natural By-Product Of Urban Rental Capitalism; The Slums Take The Losers. No Comparable Books On 2023 Slum Life Anywhere As Serious Books About The Total Living Situation Of The Population At The Bottom Of Wealth Measures Would Be Unsaleable <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
