Columbus, Ohio: Its History, Resources, and Progress. With Numerous Illustrations

STUDER, Jacob H.

Verlag: [n. p. - self-published], [n. p.], 1873

Beschreibung

Octavo, 584pp., illustrated, plus folding map. All illustrations called for in the list are present, though a few are inserted a leaf or two off from their called-for locations. A sound, unrestored example, about very good in the publisher's brown cloth with black glossy cloth spine. Spine worn, with an end-to-end razor-thin vertical slice, and old tape repairs to the crown. Though unsightly, the binding is still rather crisp. A few internal leaves a bit loosened, but intact. Mild scattered foxing, though most leaves remain very bright indeed. Delightful contemporary Columbus bookseller ticket on the front paste-down (for "Hubbard & Jones"). A scarce and important volume of Columbus, OH history. A kind of enhanced directory, with essays and narratives about Columbus history, present business and government activities, and the like. The engraved illustrations are well-executed, giving a very clear picture of some of the major Columbus sights and institutions of the day, a number of which are still standing. The tissue folding map, which has only a marginal tear at the hinge (almost inevitable for such a fragile document), is a bird's eye view of downtown Columbus as it appeared in 1873. Many dozens--perhaps more than a hundred--advertisements are located within the text, and also on the endpapers. Studer, a printer and publisher, was also an ornithologist, and his best-known work was "The Birds of North America," known colloquially as "the poor man's Audubon." Published in small folio format, the work was illustrated with over 100 chromolithograph plates. OCLC records are hopelessly muddled, as digital holdings and physical holdings are listed under the same accession number. Suffice it to say that the digital holdings likely outnumber the physical holdings by a significant margin. The last copy we could trace in commerce was a rebacked example, offered in 1982. An important volume of Columbus history, in original condition. Thomson 1117. Bradford 5282. Not in Howes. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9281

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Columbus, Ohio: Its History, Resources, and ...

Verlag: [n. p. - self-published], [n. p.]

Erscheinungsdatum: 1873

Zustand: Very good-

Auflage: First Edition.