HISTORICAL SKETCH BOOK And GUIDE To NEW ORLEANS And Environs. With Map.; Illustrated with Many Original Engravings; and Containing Exhaustive Accounts of the Traditions, Historical Legends, and Remarkable Localities of the Creole City. Edited and Compiled by Several Leading Writers of the New Orleans Press.
New York: Will H. Coleman, No. 70 Business Quarter, Astor House, 1885. 1st edition, Third Printing, State A (BAL 2340/7915; Howes C574; Perkins, pp 8 - 10). Per Perkins, "Second issue" [4], 324 pp. 2 page index at rear. Final gathering State A. Chapter XL, pp. 293 - 299 by Hearn. Frontis, 13 inserted plates. Map A, with Staub imprint. 8vo. 7" x 4-3/8". Original publishers brown cloth binding, with black & gilt stamping (BAL "D"). Modest wear. Title leaf beginning to detach at top. Bookplate. Map with splits along folds. Overall, a VG copy. Item #46605
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