Picturesque Chicago

Chicago Engraving Company

Published by Chicago Engraving Company, Chicago, 1882

Condition: Good Hardcover

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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. Size: 7�" by 4�". Seller Inventory # r0837

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Title: Picturesque Chicago

Publisher: Chicago Engraving Company, Chicago

Publication Date: 1882

Binding: Hard Cover

Illustrator: Chicago Engraving Company

Condition: Good

Edition: Later Edition.

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Established in 1991, Bookworks has had an on-line presence since 1999, shipping thousands of books to, well, dozens of countries. We have several thousand books on display at Angela's Attic and the Best of Beloit antique malls on Highway 75/Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois, and at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We have thousands of uncatalogued books, though we're trying very hard to get them listed; please feel free to email or call with any enquiries. Member MWABA (MidWest Antiquarian Booksellers' Association) and IOBA (International Online Bookseller's Association).

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