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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated by Leist, Fred; Perceval, C.H.; Reynolds, Warwick; Wood,Esmond; Prater, Ernest; Bates, L.; Elcock, Howard; Pride, Sid; Webb, Arch;Austen, Winifred; Dovaston, Margaret; Pitcher, Sotheby (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Cheetah-Hunting - Lewis R. Freeman provides an interesting account of using cheetahs to hunt deer in India - article with photos; The Mad Hatter - two former partners fight it out over a woman in the boom days of the Kalgoorlie mines; Ivory-Poaching in German East Africa - Prior to WWI big game hunter J.A. Jordan set out to poach ivory from the jealously guarded herds of the colony after a German captain confiscated his possessions and left him stranded - article with amazing photos; Adventures of a Wild-Beast Trainer - The thrilling experiences of ex-lion-tamer Alexander Feely; An Errand of Mercy - the dangers and difficulty of travel in the interior of Paraguay; After Outlaws in Unknown New Guinea - pursuit of a band of native murderers who had wiped out a village - article with excellent photos; 'Big-Bang' - the story of a WWI heavy-duty trench mortar invented by a man named X____; The Brothers Alvarez - a Mexican narrative related to the author by the late British Minister to Mexico; A Canadian Lumber-Camp - Part I - A vivid photo-illustrated sketch of the strenuous winter existence of a Canadian lumber-jack; A Five Minutes' Race With Death - a mining engineer's story of a revengeful Matabele and a very narrow escape; The Bunko House - a very narrow escape in Chicago; Bob Trinder's Good Time - at story of the bad old days of San Francisco when men were 'shanghaied' aboard deep-water ships for the sake of advance-money or private vengeance; South African Snakes - their variety and characteristics; A Race With a Typhoon - the remarkable adventure of Yale graduate Dr. E.E. Severy in a remote district of Mindanao in the Philippines; Sensational 16-page photo-illustrated stock offering for the Pruden Coal Carburetor and the Powdered Coal Engineering & Equipment Company; and and more. pp. 4 [ads], [2], 292-382, 22-32 [ads]. Covers beginning to loosen. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, February 1917, Cheetah-Hunting, India, Lewis R. Freeman, The Mad Hatter, Kalgoorlie, Ivory-Poaching - German East Africa, elephant hunting, J.A. Jordan, Lion-Tamer, Alexander Feely, Paraguay, New Guinea, Pygmies, Mortar, Alvarez Brot.