Lot 701

2 books on Pittsburgh History Palmer's Pictorial

Estimate: $80 - $150

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(Pittsburgh interest), 2 books: Palmer's Pictorial Pittsburgh and Prominent Pittsburghers Past and Present 1758-1905, first edition, published by R. M. Palmer, 1905, hardcover, small folio, original green cloth, gilt title, 166 pp., plus index, illustrated throughout with photos and portraits of famous Pittsburgh people and places, rare on the market; WITH Stotz, Charles Morse, The Early Architecture of Western Pennsylvania: A Record of Building Before 1860 Based Upon the Western Pennsylvania Architectural Survey, 1936, second printing, hardcover, small folio, in original red cloth boards, gilt titles, dust jacket present, published by William Helburn for the Buhl Foundation, illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and photos plus large fold-out map in the back. Interestingly, Luke Swank served as the photographic adviser.

Condition

Palmer's in Fair condition, the binding is shaken and the inner hinges have been reinforced, the earliest pages have been reinserted and have chipping along the bottom edge, staining visible to the margins; Stotz is Very Good in a Very good dust jacket, a clean, sharp and well preserved copy. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .

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