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1871réf. 1572805892C. F. Vent 1871. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding with general signs of previous use. Good clean unmarked copy. 1872 printing. All maps present. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. C. F. Vent hardcover
2006réf. DADAX1425561039University of Michigan Library 2006-09-13. Illustrated. paperback. New. 6.14x1.13x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. University of Michigan Library paperback
réf. 124144126X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1418147729.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1429022140.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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réf. 333712741X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1871réf. 000012211Cincinnati: C.F. Vent 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 2 iii-vii 2 10-528 pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering and a gilt decoration on the spine. With 35 out of 36 illustrations from lithographs taken on the spot. With the map. A fascinating history with personal testimonies from those who experienced the Great Chicago Fire. Lacking an illustration and the rear hinge is cracked a dampstain is present on the front preliminaries and board. C.F. Vent hardcover
réf. MA09B-05474C. F. Vent. Collectible - Acceptable. Cincinnati New York: C. F. Vent 1871. 1st edition. 8vo hardcover. 528pp. Illustrations. Binding Copy. Spine cracked in multiple places text block nearly split in two. Owner's name on front endpage. Chicago Fires History Inquire if you need further information. C. F. Vent hardcover
1871réf. 78407Cincinnati and New York: C. F. Vent 1871. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Fair. Chaplin & Gulick. 2 viii 9-528 2 pages Frontis Illustration. Folding map. Illustrations are from "Photographic Views taken on the Spot." Appendix A B C and D. Names and ink notations on first and second feps. Page foxing noted. Cover has wear soiling and spine torn and reglued. Elias Colbert was a United States journalist historian and astronomer. The two authors were associated with The Chicago Tribune at time of publication. From a contemporary review: This work is just issued from the press. It has numerous illustrations-the latter including a first-class map of the city which not only shows the burnt district but also the parks and boulevards. The work comprises a well-written history of Chicago before the fire with full statistics of growth in the commercial development of the city. and her manufacturing progress; a full description of the city as it existed before the fire; a graphic and ample account of the fire with its attendant and succeeding incidents; a very carefully-prepared statement of losses; with an appendix giving sketches of the great fires in history the documentary history of the fire contemporary opinions concerning the event the relief work etc. The well-known ability of the authors had led the public to expect from their hands a standard work on the subject and the readers of the book will not be disappointed. C. F. Vent hardcover
1871réf. 30324Cincinnati & N.Y. C.F. vent 1871. Orig. full cloth richly gilt back. Slightly rubbed. VIII528 pp. folded map and 35 illustrations in woodcut. A few brownspots. First edition. hardcover
1871réf. 0008852Cincinnati: C.F.Vent 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Photographic. 8vo 528 pages embossed green cloth rubbed light foxing; ex libris Josiah Hardy on Feb. 19th 1872. Folding map showing the Burnt District. Comprehensive coverage of the Great Fire or rather the Greatest Fire. With 35 woodcuts after photographs. Includes a poem "Chicago" by John Greenleaf Whittier appears here with the title "A Poet's Tribute" and a chapter on the "Humors Of the Fire" - including an account of Mrs. O'Leary's cow. Jewell V20 . C.F.Vent hardcover
1871réf. 002189C F Vent 1871 Bound in dark green cloth with gilt spine decorations 528 pp. This copy with front board lightly rubbed gilt darkened and a closed tear to the front fold out map. Otherwise an unusually nice copy of a book found worn and read to death. C F Vent hardcover
1872réf. 182210Cincinnati: C.F. Vent 1872. Hardcover. Very Good. Later printing. Green pebbled cloth blind-stamped boards gilt-stamped spine. Illustrated by Chapin & Gulick. With folded map of Chicago. Owner's name penned on label affixed to front pastedown pages foxed spine ends modestly worn minor stains on a few pages still very good. C.F. Vent hardcover
1871réf. 008287New York: C. F. Vent 1871. 528pp/illus/maps. Some foxing.Folded Maps.Illustrations made from actual photographs.Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. On October 8 1871 at around 9pm on a Sunday evening a fire began in a barn outside Chicago owned by Mrs. Katherine O'Leary. Driven by a strong wind out of the southwest the flames headed straight for the center of the city with branches of flame shooting in several directions. The fire spread quickly because of plank sidewalks high winds and the Chicago River itself igniting from the massive amounts of pollution in the greasy river. By 1:30am it reached the Courthouse tower; the watchman barely escaped by sliding down the banisters through the burning stairway. Original blind stamped cover. Light edgewear at spine. . 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. C. F. Vent hardcover
1871réf. P-18737Cincinnati: C.F. Vent 1871. Hardcover. Very Good/First Edition. Octavo. Original green gilt cloth with gilt spine ornamentation and large foldout map. One of the best contemporary histories of the Great Chicago Fire. A clean bright tight copy in a Mylar jacket well preserved. C.F. Vent hardcover
1871réf. P-28030Cincinnati: C.F. Vent 1871. Hardcover. Very Good/First Edition. Octavo. Original green gilt cloth with gilt spine ornamentation and large foldout map. One of the best contemporary histories of the Great Chicago Fire. A clean bright tight copy in a Mylar jacket well preserved. C.F. Vent hardcover
réf. ria9783337127411_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Chicago and the great conflagration is an unchanged high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1872. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science travel and expeditions cooking and paperback
réf. 0331951991.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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2009réf. 1-1608410161University of Illinois Library 2009. Paperback. New. 556 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.26 inches. University of Illinois Library paperback
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réf. B9781425561031Paperback / softback. New. paperback
réf. ria9781018961750_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Withi hardcover