The Romance of New Orleans.

Item Number: 117350

New Orleans: Lybcus Publishing Co, 1919.

Rare first edition of this early guide to the history and architecture of New Orleans. Octavo, original hand-colored wrappers as issued, illustrated with 30 full-page illustrations of the city’s most iconic landmarks including the the Dueling Oaks, The Cabildo, French Quarter, Old Absinthe House, St. Roch’s Chapel, Margaret’s Monument, Jackson Square, Delgado Art Gallery, Canal Street, and the Chalmette Monument. In fine condition.

The Romance of New Orleans presents in a highly descriptive and readable manner a detailed history of New Orleans, from its foundation by French colonists in 1718 to the close of 1919, including its roles in the American Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and American Civil War.