The Great Conflagration: Chicago: its Past, Present and Future

8vo. [2], 3-527, [1], [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [4] pp. Green publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and a gilt decoration on the front board, gilt lettering and gilt decorations on the spine. Yellow endpapers and pastedowns. With two frontispieces, two folding plates, two in-text illustrations, and several full-page illustrations, all done in black and white. Completing the title page: Embracing a detailed narrative of the Great Conflagration in the north, south, and west divisions: origin, pregress and results of the fire. Prominent buildings burned, character of buildings, losses, and insurance, graphic description of the flames, scenes and incidents, loss of life, the flight of the people. Also, a condensed history of Chicago, its population, growth and great public works. And a statement of all the great fires of the world. First published in 1871, this is an early reprint. Traces of wear to the cloth. A large dampspot to the textblock.