The City of New Orleans: The Book of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Louisiana, And Other Public Bodies of the Crescent City / 1894 First Edition

New Orleans, Louisiana: New Orleans, LA: Geo. ( George ) W Engelhardt, Publisher [ L. Graham & Son, Ltd., Printers ], 1894, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1894. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---softcover, cord tied, age toning to covers, chipping and tears to edges (see scans) have been stabilized with archival tape, long tear on rear cover has had some archival tape added just to stabilize the tear, ---ink inscription on title page "Compliments of Geo. W. ?????), the last part of that inscription does not look like Engelhardt so likely given by someone with the same first name and middle initial as the publisher (QUITE the COINCIDENCE that!!), 184 pages, profusely illustrated with b&w photos of all things NO including architecture, ships, streets, buildings, people, etc ---chapters include: To Begin With - The Old Order and the New - A Brief General Description - City Government and Institutions - Banking, Insurance, Stocks, Real Estate and Building - Transportation Facilities, Rail and River - The Port and Maritime Facilities - Cotton, Sugar and Rice - Business Generally - The Factories - Tributaries of the City - A Professional Gallery - Summary, ---from the foreword: A valuable promotional, pictorial work, providing a view of the city and its enterprises as they existed at the end of the nineteenth century. An excellent source of reference, useful in researching the history of Crescent City buildings, containing photographs of the residences and businesses of local entrepreneurs of the period, from the Esplanade Street mansion of rice mill operator E. V. Reiss, to the more modest home of roofer Albert Brandin at 1225 Elysian Fields, ---, ---OF COURSE, 99.9% of the book is devoted to all things concerning the white population but there is a brief section featuring some African-American people (a bar scene, the Cook, and a Creole milkmaid, etc), ---obviously scarce, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ??? ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good (see description). Illus. by Text Cover. 14w x 10.75h Inches.