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Published by A New, Spiral-Bound Copy, , , ,, 2017
Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: New. The book is softcover, plastic comb binding, mylar cover page. Good quality copy. ; This is a new exact copy of the original, smaller in size, and bound with a coil. Very clear and legible for any research or study. ; 11 x 17; 200+ pages.
Published by Knight Publishing Company, 1979
Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Fine. Reprint of 1875 edition. This is not the original size (available at a higher price) but is totally legible in detail. An amazing compilation from 1875 - a bird's eye view of St. Louis. ; 11 x 17.
Published by McGraw-Young Publishing, 1997
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Oblong folio in green cloth, elaborate title in gilt. This reprint is 11' X 18', a bit smaller than the original and the 1971 reprint. A Fine copy, but for two very tiny spots on the front board.
Published by Harry Hagen, 1971
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. The 1971 Harry Hagen reprint, oblong elephant folio, but a remainder in heavy card stock covers and plastic spiral binding. No damage to any of the plates, light soiling to the rear cover, and a 2' closed tear at the top of the rear cover. Lacking Plate 110. But if you'll read the description of our other offering of this title, you'll see why we believe that none of the remainders include 110. Please request a shipping quote before ordering.
Published by Todd A. McGraw, 1989
Seller: 3rd St. Books, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
Book
Oversized Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition. Blue cloth hardcover, measures 17x11. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.
Published by Compton & Co., 1876
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. If you're reading this, you already know all the glorious details about this book, and don't need to have them repeated (oblong elephant folio, birds-eye pen and ink drawings by Camille Dry . . .). This is the version with the rust-colored cloth. The corners are rubbed through, it has been recased, the gilt on the front board is bright and not chipped or rubbed, there is some rubbing to the black parts of the devices, and some light rubbing to one of the bevels. Now bear with with me while I describe in detail the text block. There's a p.o. signature dated January 1, 1876, light dampstain at the lower right corner of the title page, closed tear at the center of the right margin from the Contents through Plate 5 and the tears go slightly into the images of Plates 1, 2 and 3, binding threads exposed at pages 18 and 19, right margin of Plate 5 damaged, Plate 18 separated and the left margin is chipped, Plate 43 separated and the right margin is chipped, small chip from the left margin of Plate 67, short closed margin tears to Plates 68 - 71. If you counted along with me, that's 13 plates with tears or chips, which leaves 97 plates entirely undamaged. And it is a shame that Plates 1 - 3 have the tears slightly into the images, but the tears are closed. Please request a shipping quote before ordering.
Published by St. Louis: Compton & Company, 1876., 1876
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. RARE,AND AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE BRIGHT AND ATTRACTIVE PRESENTATION COPY.Oblong folio (14 x 20 4/8 inches). Lithographed frontispiece, title-page, full-page key map, view, and 110 lithographed plates, most of which are included in the pagination, by Camille N. Dry (some light marginal thumbing to early leaves). Original ochre bevelled pebbled cloth handsomely decorated in black, gilt, and blind, all edges gilt; contemporary marbled paper board slipcase (a bit worn). Provenance: A FINE PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the designer and editor "To my friend Andrew Wanock. Esq with kindest regards Rich. J. Compton" on the title-page; with the signed bookplate of Bruce McKinney loosely inserted, his sale, 2nd December 2010, lot 302. First edition. An impressive and ambitious 110-sheet view of St. Louis from the southeast. "The publication is a tour de force. The detail is minute. Drawing the hundreds of structures in the business district alone at this scale and with such apparent accuracy would have been an accomplishment beyond any reasonable expectation" (Reps). The text includes a rich history of the city, minute descriptions of the buildings and businesses pictured, and the people associated with them. A comprehensive index is available online at the Web-site of Genealogy St. Louis. "The preliminary drawings for this work were made early in the spring of 1874. After a careful consideration of the subject, it was determined to locate the point of view so that the city would be seen from the southeast, believing that to be the most advantageous in all respects. Accordingly, the point of sight was established on the Illinois side of the river, looking to the northwest, and at sufficient altitude to overlook the roofs of ordinary houses into the streets. A careful perspective, which required a surface of three hundred square feet, was then erected from a correct survey of the city, extending northward from Arsenal Island to the Water Works, a distance of about then miles on the river front; from the Insane Asylum on the southwest to the Cemeteries on the northwest. Every foot of the vast territory within these limits has been carefully examined and topographically drawn in perspective". St. Louis came to the attention of the American public as the town from which Lewis and Clark began their exploring expedition. It was incorporated as a city in 1823, and became an important center of commerce and trade, attracting so many immigrants that between 1840 and 1860 the population exploded. As a strategic location during the Civil War St. Louis stayed firmly under Union control, but no major battle was fought in or near the city. Shortly after the survey on which these plates are based St. Louis established its current boundaries in 1876, when voters approved separation from St Louis County and the establishment of a home rule charter. Howes C655; Reps Views 12. Catalogued by Kate Hunter. Inscribed by Author(s).