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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 1st printing ; vi, 618 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm ; red cloth no dustjacket ; OCLC 1253125 ; LCCN 12026767 ; LC F234.R5 C62 ; foxing to glassine protective sheet on title page ; Contents: From the Appearance of the White Man to 1800 -- The First Decade in the New Century, 1800-1810 -- The Theatre Fire, War, Building the City, 1810-1820 -- La Fayette's Visit, Helping Thomas Jefferson, the Constitutional Convention, 1820-1830 -- The Period of Internal Improvements, 1830-1840 -- The Growing City, Bitter Political Contests, 1840-1850 -- The Discussions of Slavery and Relative Issues, 1850-1860 -- The Decade of War, Sorrow, Suffering and Death, 1860-1870 -- After the Darkness the Dawn of a New Era, 1870-1880 -- Rapid Growth and Material Advancement, 1880-1890 -- Closing a Century with the Achievements of the Years, 1890-1900 -- Greater Richmond with Greater Prospects for the Future, 1900-1912 -- Appendix -- Mayors of the City -- Official Rosters of Richmond Troops Mustered in the Service of the Confederacy -- Index ; Illustrations: William Byrd, the Founder of Richmond -- Map of Richmond, made by "William Byrd, 1737 -- View of Richmond from Below Mayo's Bridge, 1807 -- The Burning Theatre and Richmond in 1817 -- Richmond in 1826, showing Penitentiary, City Hall, Capitol and Governor's Mansion -- Richmond from Church Hill west, 1851 -- Richmond, 1852, from Manchester -- Richmond from Gambles Hill, showing Armory, Tredegar Works, &c., 1858 -- Lancasterian School, Fair Grounds at what is now Monroe Park, and Libby Prison from the Dock -- The Burning of Richmond, April 3, 1865 -- Federal Troops Entering Richmond, Ruins of Mayo's Bridge after the Fire, and the Ruins of the Confederate Laboratory near the Petersburg Railroad Bridge -- Views of Richmond to-day -- The Heart of Richmond after the Fire of 1865 and the Heart of Richmond July, 1912 ; "It has been my purpose to represent every phase of the city's life and to tell something of interest to the people of every class-professional, commercial, industrial and social. At the risk of being tedious I have given the names of the men back of the movements in order that we may become acquainted with the builders of our city as they come before the eyes of the public. The names of many worthy citizens have not been mentioned because they did not happen to come before the public vision. I have told of a few crimes which have been so notorious as to become a part of the history and many I have omitted." ; color frontispiece ; VG. Book.…