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THE BURNING OF CHICAGO

• Currier & Ives "The Burning of
  Currier & Ives "The Burning of Chicago" hand colored lithograph. 8" x 12 5/8"
• Currier & Ives color print, "The
  Currier & Ives color print, "The Burning of Chicago". 10 3/4" x 14 3/4".
• * (CHICAGO) A group of five
  * (CHICAGO) A group of five works. The Great Chicago Fire. By Robert Cromie. Chicago: McGraw-Hill n.d. 8vo publisher's green cloth dust jacket. Signed. With Chicago Fire Centennial Section laid-in. Fabulous Chicago. By Emmett Dedman. New York: Random House 1953. 8vo publisher's illustrated cloth dust jacket. First printing. Nature's Metropolis. By William Cronon. New York and London: W.W. Norton 1991. 8vo paper-back. The Great Chicago Fire. Chicago: The Chicago Historical Society 1946. Thin 8vo publisher's grey boards. The Chicago Historical Society 1856-1956. By Paul M. Angle. Chicago New York and San Francisco: Rand McNally 1956. 8vo publisher's blue cloth over linen gilt-stamped boards slipcase. (5 total)
• MAP SHOWING THE BURNT DISTRICT IN
  MAP SHOWING THE BURNT DISTRICT IN CHICAGO[Chicago] Map Showing the Burnt District in Chicago. St. Louis: R.P. Studley Co., 1870s. Fourth Edition. Two-color engraved map of the city delineating the areas affected by the Great Fire of 1871. 24 x 36”. Old folds, some with closed separation tears. Good.
• Newspaper Accounts of the 1871
  Newspaper Accounts of the 1871 Chicago Fire Including Accurate Map of the Burnt District of Chicago Lot of 4 including:The Indianapolis Journal Monday Morning October 16 1871 featuring on the front page An Accurate Map of the Burnt District of Chicago.And three issues of the Peoria Daily Transcript: Tuesday Morning October 10 1871; Wednesday Morning October 11 1871; and Thursday Morning October 12 1871.? The first was printed while the fire was still burning and the others update the sketchy information regarding it with the disclaimer The Chicago calamity has disarranged all our newspaper and telegraphic communication and the report The Chicago Journal extra issued on Tuesday afternoon says that it seems to be pretty well authenticated that the great fire was caused by a cow kicking over a lamp in a barn where? a woman was milking her.? That cow has surely secured a place in history and will go down to posterity as the immediate author of the greatest calamity of modern times. Condition: Folds scattered minor stains and edge wear.
• (CHICAGO) BURNHAM DANIEL Plan of
  (CHICAGO) BURNHAM DANIEL Plan of Chicago. Chicago: The Commercial Club 1909. 4to blue cloth lettered in gilt frontispiece t.e.g. Illustrated with numerous color plates some fold-out. Number 1 213 of 1 650 copies. Housed in custom clamshell box. Boards rubbed and faded; ends chipped; ex-library copy with call number to spine and bookplate tipped to front pastedown; library stamp to edges and first 7 pp.; offsetting from some plates; hinges reinforced.
• 2PC 1871 CHICAGO FIRE GLASS RELIC &
  2PC 1871 CHICAGO FIRE GLASS RELIC & BOOK GROUP Chicago,1871-1872Includes a thick shard of glass from Chicago's historic Courthouse Clock and an 1872 printing of "The History of the Great Conflagration Chicago Its Past, Present, and Future" by James W. Sheahan and George P. Upton with an embossed cover depicting Chicago's City Hall in flames.
• D. H. BURNHAM & CO.: "PROPOSED
  D. H. BURNHAM & CO.: "PROPOSED ADDITION TO THE CITY STATE BANK BUILDING WELLS AND RANDOLPH STREET CHICAGO" Black and red ink drawing on paper 48 x 36 1/2 in. (image) signed D.H. Burnham and dated 1927.
• Kellogg & Bulkley lithograph
  Kellogg & Bulkley lithograph ''Chicago Fire'' matted and framed behind glass crease to paper some toning ss: 11 1/2'' h. x 14'' w.
• Plan of Chicago , first edition,
  Plan of Chicago , first edition, prepared by Daniel H. Burnham and Edward Bennett (1874-1954, architect and city planner), under the direction of The Commercial Club, 1909, number 5 of 1650, bookplate inside front board "Presented to Edward H. Bennett by The Commercial Club of Chicago", 10 x 12-1/2 in. Front tissue paper intact, corners bumped and torn, spine worn and faded, cloth on boards separated and frayed, stains, discoloration, pages separating from spine, glue scar and paper residue below bookplate. Private Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Harper's Weekly feature the Burning
  Harper's Weekly feature the Burning of Columbia South Carolina SCENES IN COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA THE MORNING AFTER THE FIRE. Harper's Weekly February 1865. Including GENERAL SHERMAN RECEIVING 'THE MARCH TO THE SEA' INTERIOR OF OFFICER'S PRISON ESCAPED PRISONERS AIDING UNION CITIZENS RUINS OF COLUMBIA FROM THE CAPITOL LOOKING NORTH STATE CAPITOL FEB 18/65. Framed uncolored. sight size: H14 3/8'' W20 1/2'' Provenance: From the collection of a South Carolina scholar.
• (CHICAGO) Chicago in 1820. Chicago:
  (CHICAGO) Chicago in 1820. Chicago: C. Inger & Bodtker 1867. Hand colored lithograph of Fort Dearborn and the home of John Kinzie with inset portrait of Kinzie. Light soiling; marginal brownspotting. Framed. 19 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches.
• 1835 Chicago fireman's
  1835 Chicago fireman's certificate (name Horatio G. Loomis).
• JOSEPH E. BAKER GREAT FIRE AT
  JOSEPH E. BAKER GREAT FIRE AT PORTLAND LITHOGRAPH United States,1837-1914Depicts rubble and partially collapsed buildings from the Great Fire, an accidental fire that ripped through the city on the first Independence Day after the Civil War.
• * (CHICAGO) A group of five
  * (CHICAGO) A group of five books. The Gang. By Frederic M. Thrasher. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (1927). Chicago Police Problems. By The Citizens' Police Committee. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press (1931). The Public Schools of Chicago. By Hannah B. Clark. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1897. Chicago Accent. By Art Shay. Chicago: Stephen Daiter Gallery (2007). Steppenwolf 25. Portraits by Victor Skrebneski. Naperville IL: Sourcebooks n.d. (5 total)
• [CHICAGO]. BURNHAM, Daniel. A
  [CHICAGO]. BURNHAM, Daniel. A group of 6 prints and elevations from Burnham's Plan of Chicago, published by the Commercial Club of Chicago, 1909. Titles included in Group: Elevation of Grant Park Frame size: 16 x 30 in. Image size: 12 x 25 in., Chicago Park Development Frame size: 16 x 30 in. Image size: 12 x 25 in., Chicago-Proposed 12th Street Boulevard Frame size: 15.75 x 22.25 in. Image size: 9.5 x 15 in., Chicago- View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City Frame size: 15.75 x 22.25 in. Image size: 10.5 x 13 in., Chicago- Railway Station Scheme West of the River Frame size: 15.75 x 22.25 in. Image size: 7.5 x 14.5 in., Chicago- View of the City from Jackson Park to Grant Park Frame size: 15.75 x 22.25 in. Image size 4.25 x 16.6 in.
• LAKE BREEZE CAST IRON HOT AIR
  LAKE BREEZE CAST IRON HOT AIR POWERED FAN Chicago, Illinois,Circa 1920Hot air steam kerosene burner powered brass blade fan with open work cage on a fancy twist metal stand.
• THE DREAM CITY[Chicago] The Dream
  THE DREAM CITY[Chicago] The Dream City. Milwaukee: American Fine Art Co. for Western Rural, (1893). Color engraving depicting Chicago at a birdês-eye view, including buildings of the Columbian Exposition, and many boats and sailing vessels in Lake Michigan. 16 x 24”. Old vertical fold, creased upper left margin.
• [Baltimore Fire] Group of about
  [Baltimore Fire] Group of about fifteen pamphlets mostly on the fire of February 1904 Estimate $ 100-150
• LIGHT MY FIRE.Light My Fire. San
  LIGHT MY FIRE.Light My Fire. San Francisco Poster Co., 1970s. Color silkscreen Dayglow poster. 29 x 23". Slight wear in margins, else good. A-.
• 4 CURRIER & IVES CHICAGO FIRE AND
  4 CURRIER & IVES CHICAGO FIRE AND FIREMAN PRINTSCurrier and Ives, United States. Group of four lithographs depicting scenes of fires in Chicago and St. John as well as a firefighter including: Louis Maurer (American, 1832-1932). "The American Fireman. Always Ready," 1858. Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume 1: A-N (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 0165, page 22. "The Great Fire at Chicago, Octr. 8th 1871," 1871. Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume 1: A-N (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 2835, page 291. "Chicago in Flames: Scene at Randolph Street Bridge," 1872-1874. Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume 1: A-N (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 1125, page 122. "The Great Fire at St. John, N. B. June 20th, 1877," 1877. Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume 1: A-N (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 2836, page 292. Provenance: Distinguished Corporate Collection, Ohio. Currier and Ives was founded by Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888) in 1835 as "the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints," but changed its name with the addition of James Merritt Ives (American, 1824-1895) in 1857. The company created over 7000 popular lithographs depicting American life until 1907. Sight; height ranges 10 in to 20 in; width ranges from 13 in to 25 1/2 in. Framed; height ranges from 16 3/4 in to 28 in; width ranges from 19 1/4 in to 33 3/4 in. Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• Signed Sydney Goodman Large Figural
  Signed Sydney Goodman Large Figural Print. Modernist. Titled "Burning". Pencil signed and dated 86. Philadelphia, PA Artist Dimensions: H: 30 inches: W: 23 inches: D: 1 inches --- Condition: Very good condition with slight ripple to paper. Lucite case frame with light surface where
• [Photographs] Group of
  [Photographs] Group of twenty-nine vintage prints depicting the Baltimore Fire (February 1904) and its aftermath each approximately 3 in. x 4 in. mounted on patterned card Estimate $ 300-500
• [Vues d'Optique] Vues D'Optique
  [Vues d'Optique] Vues D'Optique of Boston and the Burning of New York City  Lot of 2 hand colored vues d'optique including: Representation Du Feu Terrible A Nouvelle York() 16.375'' x 11''; and Vue De Boston() 14'' x 18'' pasted to cardboard backing.
• JUDY CHICAGO, INTO THE DARKNESS,
  JUDY CHICAGO, INTO THE DARKNESS, 2009Judy Chicago, (b. 1939) Into the Darkness, 2009, lithograph, Printer's Proof editioned in graphite lower left: PP II titled in graphite lower center: Into the Darkness signed and dated in graphite lower right: Judy Chicago 2009 lithograph, Printer's Proof Dimensions: 19 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (50.5 x 50.5 cm.), Sheet: 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, New Mexico
• * (CHICAGO LITERATURE) A group of
  * (CHICAGO LITERATURE) A group of 10 titles in 13 volumes by Chicago authors including one Nelson Algren signed. Streetwise Chicago: A History of Chicago Street Names. By Don Hayner and Tom McNamee. Chicago: Loyola University Press (1988). Plants of the Chicago Region. By Floyd Swink. S.l.: The Morton Arboretum (1969). Brillig. By Vincent Starrett. Chicago: Dierkes 1949. The Fasting Cure. By Upton Sinclair. Los Angeles: By the Author (1911). Chicago. By Studs Terkel. New York: Pantheon (1985). 2 copies. Maud Martha. By Gwendolyn Brooks. New York: Harper & Brothers (1953). What of the City? By Walter D. Moody. Chicago: A.C. McClurg 1919. 2 copies. Reminiscences of John V. Farwell by His Elder Daughter. Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour (1928). 2 vols. A Walk on the Wild Side. By Nelson Algren. New York: Farrar Strauss Cudahy (1956). 2 copies one inscribed.
• HISTORY OF CHICAGO. THREE
  HISTORY OF CHICAGO. THREE VOLUMES, 1885 Alfred Theodore Andreas (American, 1839-1900). "History of Chicago", three volumes published 1884-1886. Pebbled Morocco leather with gilt decorative border on boards and spine.Approx. averaging h. 12" w. 2" d. 9 (each)
• ROBERT BIRMELIN (AMERICAN,
  ROBERT BIRMELIN (AMERICAN, 1933-2003), BURNING ON SEVEN...Robert Birmelin (American, 1933-2003), Burning on Seventh Avenue, charcoal on paper, signed center left R. Birmelin, titled lower right, sheet size 22.5" x 30". Condition: All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
• * (CHICAGO COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION)
  * (CHICAGO COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION) THE WHITE CITY The White City (As It Was). Text by Selim H. Peabody and Stanley Wood. Chicago: The White City Art Company 1894. Oblong 4to publisher's gilt-lettered maroon pebbled cloth. Illustrated with numerous black and white plates. Hinges tender; some rubbing to boards; interior in good condition.
• 23PC FIRE DISASTER NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS
  23PC FIRE DISASTER NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS United States,Early 20th CenturyIncludes photographs of the aftermath of the fire at the Third Annual Auto Show in Los Angeles in 1929, the fire at Montclair Riding Club in New Jersey, an orphanage fire at the St. Charles Hospice in Quebec, Canada in 1927, the fire at the Manhattan Film Company in 1929, a lumber fire in New York at East River and Fifth Street in 1924, Hiram Walker Distillery Fire in 1935, Purdy Boatyard fire at Port Washington, Long Island, New York in 1928, a Memphis Showroom fire in Memphis Tennessee in 1934, Moorland Fires in Tavistock, Devon, England in 1935, Manchaug, Massachusetts fire that burned down St. Anne de Manchaug church in 1924, a Dairy Barn fire in which Rhode Island and Massachusetts firefighters battled the flames in 1950, a Brooklyn, New York apartment fire in 1923, Lulworth Castle fire of 1929, a photograph of a fallen plane that had burned, and other unidentified photographs of fires.
• [Photographs] Collection of
  [Photographs] Collection of thirty-one vintage prints depicting the Baltimore Fire (February 1904) probably Hughes and Co. each identified and numbered and mounted on academy board Estimate $ 800-1 200
• CURRIER AND IVES “THE GREAT FIRE OF
  CURRIER AND IVES “THE GREAT FIRE OF BOSTON”COLORED LITHOGRAPH. COPYRIGHT 1872. SIGHT SIZE 12” X 15”. OVERALL 14 1/4” X 17 1/4”. IN A PERIOD WALNUT FRAME. SHOWS SOME TANNING.
• * (CHICAGO) A group of 16 books
  * (CHICAGO) A group of 16 books pertaining to Chicago. Chicago on Foot. Chicago: J. Philip O'Hara (1973). Chicago in Picture and Poetry. By Horace Spencer Fiske. Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour 1903. Chicago Interiors: Views of a Splendid World. By David Lowe. Chicago: Contemporary Books 1979. Conflict & Creativity. Architects & Sculptors in Chicago 1871-1937. Chicago: The Arts Club 1994. Chicago Sculpture. By James L. Riedy. Urbana: University of Illinois Press (1981). A History of Chicago. By Bessie Louise Pierce. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1940. Picturesque Chicago and Guide to the World's Fair. Baltimore: R.H. Woodward 1892. A Guide to Chicago's Historic Suburbs On Wheels & On Foot. Chicago: Swallow Press 1981. Working. By Studs Terkel. New York: Pantheon (1972). All About Chicago. By John Ashenhurst. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1933. Division Street: America. By Studs Terkel. New York: Pantheon 1967. Chicago: 150 Years of Architecture 1833-1983. By Ante Glibota and Frederic Edelmann. Paris: Paris Art Center 1984. Midnight in Duneland. Ronald D. Cohen ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press 1998. Chicago: The World's Youngest Great City. Chicago: American Publisher's n.d. 2 copies. Fifty Years 1884-1934. Chicago: A.B. Dick 1934.
• [Photographs] Ten vintage prints
  [Photographs] Ten vintage prints depicting the Baltimore Fire (February 1904) and its aftermath each mounted on academy board some with identification in white chalk on the cards Estimate $ 300-500
• [Photographs] Twelve vintage prints
  [Photographs] Twelve vintage prints depicting the Baltimore Fire (February 1904) and its aftermath each mounted on academy board each with affixed hand written label Estimate $ 200-400
• MAURICE KING BURNS (NEW
  MAURICE KING BURNS (NEW YORK/MASSACHUSETTS, 1895-1934), STREET SCENE, LIKELY PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS., OIL ON CANVAS, 25" X 30". FRAMED 32" X 37".MAURICE KING BURNS, New York/Massachusetts, 1895-1934, Street scene, likely Provincetown, Massachusetts. Signed lower right "Maurice Burns". Dimensions: Oil on canvas, 25" x 30". Framed 32" x 37".