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Chicago, IL: Union Publishing. 458pp. Green cloth, gold stamp. The cover is worn, and is detached . Numerous illustrations. Some foxing. Some of the early pages are detached but resting in place. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall J6 . Poor. Hardcover. 1871.

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Union Publishing Co. Used - Good. 1871. Leatherbound. 8vo. 458 pp. Notieable shelf wear, rubbing, and scuffing to boards. Significant wear and tear to joints, chipping to spine. Corners frayed. Both hinges cracked. Foxing and toning to pages. Altogether a copy in Good condition. (Subject: Chicago, Illinois, & Midwest.)

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Great Conflagration. Chicago: Its Past, Present and Future. Embracing A Detailed Narrative of the Great Conflagration in the North, South, and West Divisions: ... Also, A Condensed History of Chic.

Chicago: Union Publishing Co., 1872. 527pp, appendix, 46 bw ills (including map, folding plate). Or green cloth with picture of City Hall ablaze on front in gold, title to spine in gold. Some rubbing to cloth , corners rubbed through cloth to boards, some toning to pages, join splitting at title page. Title continues: Origin, Progress and Results of the Fire. Prominent Buildings Burned, Character of Buildings, Losses and Insurance, Graphic Description of the Flames, Scenes and Incidents, Loss of Life, The Flight of the People. Also, A Condensed History of Chicago, Its Population, Growth and Great Public Works. And A statement of all the Great Fires of the World. Comprehensive account of the Chicago fire of 1870, with all its consequences.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo.

Union Publishing Co, Chicago, Philadelphia & Cincinnati. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Reading copy only. Front hinge cracked, nearly split. Stamped on front endpapers. Rear endpage and ad at rear of text missing. (Chicago, Fires, History)

Union Publishing Co. Used - Acceptable. 1871. Gilt-stamped cloth covered boards, octavo, 458 pp. Spine cocked. End-papers missing. Front hinge starting. Edge-wear to boards and spine. Corners slightly bumped. A sound reading copy, sold with all faults. (Subject: Chicago, Illinois, & Midwest.)

Union Publishing Co. Used - Acceptable. 1872. Leather. 8vo. 527 pp. Noticeable shelf wear and scuffing to boards. Significant chipping to extremities of spine, severe splitting to joints. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Front binding is cracked, with pages loose but present. Moderate foxing and toning to pages which remain otherwise clean and unmarked. Altogether a sound working copy. (Subject: Chicago, Illinois, & Midwest.)

Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 2 folding maps, 44 woodcuts. Octavo, 450, [ii] pages; embossed original green cloth; lacks gilt on top edge ( suggesting a later printing, I think) One of the two contemporary, popular, book-length accounts of the fire of October, 1871, known as The Great Chicago Fire. Written by two journalists. [Jewel V25]. "Fortunately the basin, which is formed on the lake shore ... afforded a convenient dumping place for the immense quantities of rubbish taken from the ruins. Is some such place were not afforded, the expense attending the removal would be increased incalculably. This rubbish, though worthless in itself, is of great value to the city, since it is making land for the city at the rate of $1000 a day - p.338." 2 folding maps, 44 woodcuts. Includes a poem, "Chicago" by John Greenleaf Whittier: "Men said at vespers: All is well ! / In one wild night the city fell".

Chicago: Union Publishing Co, 1871. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo, publisher's green cloth gilt, very good, light wear and bit of mottling to binding, endpapers a little soiled, text quite bright, with double frontispiece, 450 pp, two folding maps and many woodcut plates of buildings, etc. Rarely found in this nice condition.

Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 folding maps, 44 woodcuts. Octavo; 450 [irregular pagination], [ii] pages; embossed original green cloth One of the two contemporary, popular, book-length accounts of the fire of October, 1871, known as The Great Chicago Fire. Written by two journalists. [Jewel V25]. Includes the anecdote of the policeman who saved his house by showering it with apple cider ! 2 folding maps, 44 woodcuts. Includes a poem, "Chicago" by John Greenleaf Whittier: "Men said at vestpers: All is well ! / In one wild night the city fell".

Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 folding maps, 44 woodcuts. Octavo, 450, [ii] pages; embossed original green cloth, top edge thickly gilt ( suggesting the first printing, I think) One of the two contemporary, popular, book-length accounts of the fire of October, 1871, known as The Great Chicago Fire. Written by two journalists. [Jewel V25]. "Fortunately the basin, which is formed on the lake shore ... afforded a convenient dumping place for the immense quantities of rubbish taken from the ruins. Is some such place were not afforded, the expense attending the removal would be increased incalculably. This rubbish, though worthless in itself, is of great value to the city, since it is making land for the city at the rate of $1000 a day - p.338." 2 folding maps, 44 woodcuts. Includes a poem, "Chicago" by John Greenleaf Whittier: "Men said at vespers: All is well ! / In one wild night the city fell".

Chicago: Union Publishing Co, 1871. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. An especially sharp copy of the 1871 1st edition of this impressive history of the Great Chicago Fire of Oct. 8th-10th, 1871, killing approximately 300 people. Clean and Near Fine in its gilt-titled and decorated front panel and spine. Light foxing to the preliminaries, small, neat former owner presentation at the front free endpaper. Thick octavo, a number of full-page engravings, fold-out map complementing the text. (From the title page: "Embracing a Detailed Narrative of the Great Conflagration in the North, South and West Divisions: Origin, Progress and Results of the Fire. Prominent Buildings Burned, Character of Buildings, Losses and Insurance, Graphic Description of the Flames, Scenes and Incidents, Loss of Life, the Flight of the People. Also, A Condensed History of Chicago, Its Population, Growth and Great Public Works. And a Statement of All the Great Fires of the World."

Chicago; Philadelphia; Cincinnati: Union Publishing Co, 1872. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Various. The second edition of this fascinating study on the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, a devastating fire, illustrated throughout, including with two folding maps. 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. 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… Read More

Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 folding maps, 44 woodcuts. Octavo, 450, [ii] pages; in the scarcer contemporary full sheep, rebacked with new leather, with original black morocco spine label. One of the two contemporary, popular, book-length accounts of the fire of October, 1871, known as The Great Chicago Fire. Written by two journalists. [Jewel V25]. Includes the anecdote of the policeman who saved his house by showering it with apple cider ! 2 folding maps, 44 woodcuts.

Union Pub. Co, 1872-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Green cloth cover with gilt shows minor wear and tear, rubbing and soiling. Minor writing in the prelims. Pages are lightly tanned with minor scattered foxing.