Drake E D Mansfield (3 results)

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. A nice copy of this Bicentennial reprint edition in gray wraps. Small oval stain in upper cover corner (likely a removed price sticker). ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 100 pages.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the history, culture, and institutions of Cincinnati, Ohio, a rapidly growing city in the 19th century referred to by the author as "the almost unexampled rapidity" in which it "ad vinced to the rank and opulence of a city." Cincinnati holds public parks, the Western Museum, several theaters, a public library, literary and scientific institutions, a commercial hospital, a college, two orphan asylums, and numerous churches, reflecting the author's view that "so few places, if any, of the Western country, can boast so many benevolent, literary, scientific, and religious institutions." The book further analyzes this growth in the context of the urban development of the United States as a whole in the 19th century, providing key insights into the historical and social forces that helped shape many American cities during this period. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Original wraps. Condition: Very Good -. First Edition. The February 1827 1st edition, in its original slate-gray wrappers. Includes both of the engraved tipped-in plates ( The Branch Bank {U.S. Cincinnati} and The Medical College of Ohio) AND the mounted title-label to the front panel ("Cincinnati at the Close of 1826. Population, Buildings, Commerce, Steam Boats, Manufactures, State of Society, &c. &c."). Solid and VG-, with light spotting to the panels and light chipping along the spine ends (with minor loss at the crown). A light level of forgiveable foxing --with most concentrated at the rear pastedown and endsheet-- otherwise the pages and crisp and well-preserved. 12mo, written by 2 of Cincinnati's "Attorneys and Counsellors at Law", B. Drake and E.D. Mansfield.