Charleston ... And Vicinity Illustrated. 1901/ [Title Page] Charleston, S.C. And Vicinity Illustrated. South Carolina Inter-State And West Indian Exposition. Charleston. 1901

Publication: Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co, Printers, 1901, Charleston

First edition. Oblong quarto in seafoam pictorial boards with title in gilt and decorative illustration of a woman holding paint brush and palette in black and taupe. 170 [1] pp. Illustrations. Advertisements. General index. Text in blue ink. Illustrations shaded in red or blue. Preface. Illustrations. History of Charleston and vicinity followed by information on banking, building interests, the cotton industry, educational facilities, hotels, cafes, restaurants, live stock, manufacturing interests, trade emporiums, wholesale trade, transportation facilities, the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition, etc. Photomechanical reproductions of photographs of Charleston, SC., include images of public buildings, government buildings, exposition palaces of regional trade, schools, college buildings, churches, commercial buildings, shop interiors, street views, homes of notable residents, industrial buildings, military encampment, Fort Sumter, landscapes, and park scenes featuring the Isle of Palms. 6 pages of advertisements of commercial businesses. 12 pages loose but still connected as well as pages lightly soiled. Soiling to boards along with rubbing to corners, spine ends and extremities. Very good. A very thorough review of Charleston at the turn of the century.