A Tour of St. Louis or The Inside Life of a Great City
Dacus, J.A.; Buel, James W.
Verlag: Western Publishing Company, Jones & Griffin, St. Louis, Missouri, 1878
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Tooled brown cloth hardcover, 564 pages, engraved illustrations throughout, light soiling on endpapers, hinges loose, Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 230817-MB52
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Titel: A Tour of St. Louis or The Inside Life of a ...
Verlag: Western Publishing Company, Jones & Griffin, St. Louis, Missouri
Erscheinungsdatum: 1878
Einband: Hard Cover
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket
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A Tour of St. Louis; or, the Inside Life of a Great City
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St. Louis Western Publishing Co. 1878., 1878
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Anbieter: Arnold M. Herr, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Condition: ex-library copy w/library markings & pocket. Rebound in green buckram library binding; minor staining to frontispiece; else in very good condition. Illustrated by B&W illustrations. 1st edition. Binding is cloth. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000814
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A tour of St. Louis; or, The inside life of a great city 1878 [Leather Bound]
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Leather Bound. Zustand: New. Language: English. This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1878. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: : - 586, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 586. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LB1111005354268
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A Tour of St. Louis; or, the Inside Life of a Great City
Verlag:
Western Publishing Co., 1878
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Anbieter: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Large 8vo in blind-stamped green cloth, spine title and devices in gilt. Binding just a bit shaken, front hinge starting, corners rubbed through, frayed cloth at the spine ends, p.o. bookplate on the front pastedown. Also on the pastedown, and on the ffep, is the rubberstamp of 'Wm. J. Lemp, Jr. / Private Library / No. ______'. If you're not from St. Louis and/or don't know about beer baron Lemp and his family's sordid history, check out his Wikipedia page. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 299409
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A Tour / Of / St. Louis; / Or, The / Inside Life Of A Great City
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Anbieter: Watermark West Rare Books, Wichita, KS, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. _____Includes the expected sections on local businesses, including the E. Anheuser (Busch/Budweiser) Brewing Association._____ Also stock yards, Texas Land and Immigration Company, Fire Department and Police Department. _____ ._____However in a surprisingly candid assessment it also has sections on local swindlers, conmen, astrologers, tenement areas, tramps, grave robbers, "Clandestine Depravity" (ie the seduction of the innocent), organized prostitution, gamblers and saloons. _____ Also a full chapter on local murders. _____ Illustrated with full-page and intertext black & white illustrative cuts. _____ Rader=1021___The covers are well worn. _____ The front cover has a stain to the foredge, though there is minimal internal evidence. _____ ._____. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 13521
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A Tour of St. Louis; or, the Inside Life of a Great City
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St. Louis, St. Louis, 1878
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Hardcover
Anbieter: High Ridge Books, Inc. - ABAA, South Deerfield, MA, USA
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Original blue stamped cloth, worn at edges. ix, [5]-564 pp. Internally very good. This is a comprehensive overview of the city of St. Louis, including history, significant buildings and locations, as well as and examination of social conditions, which was quite unusual for popular books of the day like this. For example, The chapter on Ways That Are Dark discusses the schemes of scammers that preyed on the citizens and visitors detailing "pocket book dropping", "snide jewelry sales", and mock auctions to cheat the prospective bidder. There is a section "Life Among the Lowly" which describes conditions in Castle Thunder, depicted as one of the worst tenement houses in the city. A most detailed look at St. Louis from an era before such honest assessments were published. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers b01027
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A Tour of St. Louis; or, the Inside Life of a Great City
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Western Pub Co, St. Louis, 1878
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Anbieter: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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First Edition. Octavo. 554, xix pages The largest book stores in the West before the Gold Rush were in St. Louis and Chicago (though this would change as California became more settled in the next decade). The decline in the prices of books by the late 1870's is noted and the cost of acquiring sets of Dickens insnoted in terms of binding, etc at far below the prices even those with over 250 illustrations. After providing an early history of St. Louis, the author writes of the hundreds of businesses, churches, civic buildings most of which were gone by the early 1960's. The chapter on Ways That Are Dark discusses the schemes of thieves and swindlers that preyed on the citizens and visitors detailing exactly how the "pocket book dropping" scam, "snide jewelry sales", mock auctions to cheat the prospective bidder operated, all with illustrations. The "street Arabs" are the homeless children who wander the streets of the city destined for what at best would be menial labor. The scene he describes at its worst is characterized thievery and prostitution, then the tenements of St. Louis are described which in spite of their filth and terrible odors he points out are not as disgusting as those in New York. It particularly describes "Castle Thunder" which was named by the police as the worst in the city, where mixed races slumber on the roofs in the summer in what the writer calls "promiscuous groups". The gamblers, pimps, fortune tellers and, of course, the prostitutes whose bodies are found all along the Mississippi. Finally, the book deals with drunkenness, the insane asylum and the many charitable organizations trying to at least save a few from a life no different from any other large city where survival among the poor often trumps virtue. Bound in blue-gray blind stamped cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. A very nice copy showing only very edge wear. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 018514
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