New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1916 Book. Very Good-Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. vii, 216 pp, Tissue protected b&w frontis of Pittsburgh 1790 as sketched by Lewis Brantz, preface, I. The Formative Period; II. A New County and a New Borough; III. The Melting Pot; IV. Life at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century; V. the Seat of Power; VI. Public and Private Affairs; VII. A Duel and Other Matters; VIII. Zadok Cramer; IX. The Broadening of Culture; index. First Edition, 1916. Inscibed on ffep. Rubbed boards at bottom corners near joint with minor edgewear, else, Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine, and gilt top text block edge..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001285
Title: Pittsburgh: A Sketch of Its Early Social Life
Author: Dahlinger, Charles W
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-Very Good +
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1916
Keywords: U.S. HISTORY REGIONAL PENNSYLVANIA PITTSBURGH SOCIAL & CULTURAL HISTORY
Bookseller catalogs: U. S. HISTORY;
Size: 8vo

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