Pictorial St. Louis, the Great Metropolis of the Mississippi Valley: A Topographical Survey Drawn in Perspective A.D. 1875
by Camille N. Dry and Rich. J. Compton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Compton & Co., 1876. Hardcover. 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.
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- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 254002
- Title
- Pictorial St. Louis, the Great Metropolis of the Mississippi Valley: A Topographical Survey Drawn in Perspective A.D. 1875
- Author
- Camille N. Dry and Rich. J. Compton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Compton & Co.
- Date Published
- 1876
Terms of Sale
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- Plate
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- Leaves
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- Rubbing
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
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