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Picturesque Sioux Falls South Dakota . .
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- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Houston, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Sioux Falls/Chicago: Compiled and Published by E.C. Johnson/Illustrated by Chicago Photo-Gravure Co./Printed by Will A. Beach, 1891. Good. 10 5/8" x 8 7/8". Wrappers. Pp. 16 + 17 tissue-guarded photogravure plates interspersed. Good due to wrappers heavily chipped at spine and lightly soiled; internally near fine with a bit of scattered spotting and creasing to interleaving tissue.
This is a beautifully produced photo book which promotes settlement in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The book is filled with a total of 49 stunning photogravures on 17 leaves, many of which are street scenes showing the city's "Fine Business Blocks." Several images reveal industrial buildings in the process of construction and there are great bird's-eye views of the city. We see the Masonic Temple, the Norwegian Seminary and one outstanding full page shot of a trolley car with a background of bare trees. There are also twelve passages regarding the history of the area and its future prospects including information on the railroad as well as new building and real estate investments. A few pages give brief historical sketches of businesses in the area, and the book also provides statistics showing population growth and a building record from 1882 to 1890.
A rare photo book celebrating a growing Midwestern city. OCLC shows three holdings over two entries.
This is a beautifully produced photo book which promotes settlement in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The book is filled with a total of 49 stunning photogravures on 17 leaves, many of which are street scenes showing the city's "Fine Business Blocks." Several images reveal industrial buildings in the process of construction and there are great bird's-eye views of the city. We see the Masonic Temple, the Norwegian Seminary and one outstanding full page shot of a trolley car with a background of bare trees. There are also twelve passages regarding the history of the area and its future prospects including information on the railroad as well as new building and real estate investments. A few pages give brief historical sketches of businesses in the area, and the book also provides statistics showing population growth and a building record from 1882 to 1890.
A rare photo book celebrating a growing Midwestern city. OCLC shows three holdings over two entries.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Langdon Manor Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6450
- Title
- Picturesque Sioux Falls South Dakota . .
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Compiled and Published by E.C. Johnson/Illustrated by Chicago Photo-Gravure Co./Printed by Will A. Beach
- Place of Publication
- Sioux Falls/Chicago
- Date Published
- 1891
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana; Photo books;
Terms of Sale
Langdon Manor Books LLC
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About the Seller
Langdon Manor Books LLC
Biblio member since 2016
Houston, Texas
About Langdon Manor Books LLC
We are full time antiquarian booksellers, specializing in African-Americana, Western Americana, American Personal Narratives, Compelling Photo Albums, American Social Movements, Manuscripts and Outsider Books.
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- Fine
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