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THE LAKESIDE MEMORIAL OF THE BURNING OF CHICAGO A.D. 1871.
by Foster, J.W.; Charles Randolph; J.B. Runnion; W.S. Walker; H.R. Hobart; Andrew Shuman; F.B. Wilkie; W.A. Croffut; Elias Colbert; Frank Gilbert; E.O. Haven; G.P. Upton; William Alvin Bartlett; Egbert Phelps; Elias Colbert; D.H. Wheeler; Sydney Howard Gay
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ condition
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: University Publishing Company, 1872. Book. Good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 110 pages of text. A collection of articles by various authors. Original hardcover binding is heavily worn, with discoloration, fading, chipping with loss, and staining; protected in archival mylar. The title page has a large piece torn off the bottom corner, taking with it part of the publisher's name. The remainder of the text has some soiling, foxing, scuffing, creasing, but remains intact. Contains 11 in-text illustrations. Lacks one of two front blank endpapers. First edition..
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- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019330
- Title
- THE LAKESIDE MEMORIAL OF THE BURNING OF CHICAGO A.D. 1871.
- Author
- Foster, J.W.; Charles Randolph; J.B. Runnion; W.S. Walker; H.R. Hobart; Andrew Shuman; F.B. Wilkie; W.A. Croffut; Elias Colbert; Frank Gilbert; E.O. Haven; G.P. Upton; William Alvin Bartlett; Egbert Phelps; Elias Colbert; D.H. Wheeler; Sydney Howard Gay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1872
- Size
- Octavo (8vo)
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
For most items, media mail shipping will cost $3.95 and Priority $7.95, and insurance is available for an additional cost. Books guaranteed to be as described; condition guaranteed if sent insured. Authenticity guaranteed on autograph and manuscript material. All items returnable within 10 days; notification of return is required; a small restocking fee may apply if return is due to customer error. Shipping rates are for normal octavo (8vo) titles; heavy, oversize (folio and quarto 4to), multi-volumes sets and special services such as insurance are extra.
About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.
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- First Edition
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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