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1872 The Great Conflagration. Chicago: Its Past, Present, and Future
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Description
Early Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
The second edition.
A fascinating work on Chicago, exploring the past, present, and future of the great city.
In particular this volume focuses on the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, a vast fire that burned from the 8th to 10th October, killing approximately 300 people, and destroying around 17,500 buildings.
Illustrated with two frontispieces, two folding maps, and twenty-four plates.
By James W. Sheahan and George P. Upton, who were both Associate Editors of the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Two pages of adverts to the rear.
Collated, complete.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with a little light rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards, a little heavier to the front board. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and clean. Small chip to the folding map facing page 63.
Very Good
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