first edition Hardcover
1991 · St.Louis
by van Ravenswaay, Charles
St.Louis: Missouri Historical Society Press, 1991. Hardcover. ix, 568p., profuse period reproductions in b&w and in color wherever called for. A huge heavy item on glazed alkaline paperstock and hardbound in 12.5x9.5 inch maroon cloth boards gilt and enclosed in the dust jacket. An excellent copy in every respect. (Inventory #: 291425)