Birch's Views of Philadelphia: A Reduced Facsimile of The City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvainia, North America; as it Appeared in the Year 1800. With Photographs of the Sites in 1960 & 1982 by S. Robert Teitelman
by Teitelman, S. Robert & Heaney, Howell J
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Philadelphia: Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. unpaginated. Brown cloth, red morocco label with title in gilt tipped in to front panel, marbled endpapers. One of 1250 copies. Published on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the city, this edition reproduces 27 color plates from the original 1800 edition, opposite which are black & white photographs of the same site taken in 1960 & 1982. 2 maps, facsimile list of subscribers, references, and related pictures.
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- Birch's Views of Philadelphia: A Reduced Facsimile of The City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvainia, North America; as it Appeared in the Year 1800. With Photographs of the Sites in 1960 & 1982 by S. Robert Teitelman
- Author
- Teitelman, S. Robert & Heaney, Howell J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Free Library of Philadelphia
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- William Russell Birch 0091113212
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- Town History; Art; American History;
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