Richmond Its People and Its Story by Stanard, Mary Newton - 1923

Philadelphia: J.b. Lippincott, 1923 Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. First American Second Printing. Hardcover. bumped, slight edgewear, 83 illustrations.

Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1923. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 8vo., xx, 239 pp., illustrated with 83 b&w photographs. Bound in red cloth. The spine is a bit dulled, with the lettering faded. Very Good.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners and spine ends worn, covers very clean. Spine sunned. Binding tight and text unmarked. Hist. Stax.

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1923. 239pp/illus. Standard history of Richmond, VA., with numerous photographs. Gift inscription inside front cover. Clean. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1923. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Unnamed. A fascinating single volume work on the history of Richmond, examining the capital city's past from the Colonial Period to the war between the states, and the following reconstruction. This text was written by the wife of the eminent Virginian archivist, William G. Standard, who also served as the secretary of the 'Virginia Historical Society', and the editor of its magazine. Whilst frequently collaborating with her husband on a variety of works, Mary Newton Stanard was also a respected historical writer in her own right, and published several works on the City of Richmond and the Colony of Virginia. Written using a variety of sources, including histories, biographies, public records, diaries, files of newspapers and periodicals. Copiously illustrated throughout, with eighty three illustrations. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally very smart. Very slightly rubbed to… Read More