[CHICAGO]. BURNHAM, Daniel H. (1846-1912). -- BENNETT, Edward H. (1874-1954). Plan of Chicago… Edited by Charles Moore. Chicago: [R. R. Donnelley at Lakeside Press for:] The Commercial Club, 1909.
4to. Illustrated with colorful maps, plans, photograph reproductions, fold outs, and bird’s-eye views including the frontispiece with tissue guard by Jules Guerin; errata slip tipped-in on p. 24. Original gilt lettered dark gray-blue buckram, top edge gilt (faint stain on upper cover, spine panel splitting and fraying at rear, ends a bit worn, some browning at lower margin at beginning, offsetting from a newspaper clipping on the list of subscriber’s entry, front hinge starting). Provenance: Charles J. de Bernard (original presentation bookplate from The Commercial Club).
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED EDITION, number 1377 of 1650 copies “of one of the most significant works in the history of modern city planning” and an influential work on the shaping of the way that the city is experienced and enjoyed today which includes the lakefront, Lake Shore Drive, Navy Pier, Michigan Avenue, and many other important public features. Caxton Club Chicago by the Book 29.