The Chicago Historical Society, 1856-1956; An Unconvential Chronicle.
illus. 8vo, cloth, boxed; (ex-lib). N.Y.: Rand McNally, (1956). More
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Illinois; Guide & Gazetteer.
illus. 718pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Chicago: Rand McNally, (1969). vg. More
The Great Chicago Fire; Described in Seven Letters by Men and Women Who experienced Its Horrors.
illus. 85pp. 8vo, cloth. Chicago Historical Soc., 1946. vg. More
City in a Garden; Homes in the Lincoln Community
Chicago: Lincoln Park Conservation Association, 1963. Many photo Illus. 4to, green cloth, glassine d.w. Chicago: Lincoln Park Conservation Association, 1963. More
Armour and Company, 1919
Chicago: Armour and Company, 1919. Color Illus. by Joseph Pennell. Very thin 8vo, pr. wrs., front wrapper chipped, wrs. lightly soiled. (Chicago: Armour and Company), 1919. Yearbook on Armour and Company, the meat producer, for the year 1918. More
Main Street on the Middle Border.
illus. 423pp. 8vo, cloth, Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1954. Small town life in the Midwest. More
Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1858.
illus. 2 vols. 8vo, cloth. Boston, (1928). More
Three Nights in August; Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy, Inside the Mind of a Manager
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (2005). Very good(+) Study of the actions of St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa during a three day series against the Chicago Cubs. More
Columbus and Columbia; A Pictorial History of the Man and the Nation
New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1892. Chromolithographs, one folding. Over 500 b/w Illus. Folding street map of Chicago. 832pp. 4to, original decorated blue cloth, folding chromolithograph with a few small tears near edge, with no loss of text, cloth lightly soiled on back cover, corners lightly worn on edges and bumped. New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1892. First Edition Four books in one volume that embrace a review of our country's progress, a complete history of America, a new life..... More
Prairie Albion; An English Settlement in Pioneer Illinois.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Southern IL UP, (1962). vg. More
The Birds of Illinois
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1989. Illustrated in color throughout with original paintings by William Zimmerman. 219 pages. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1989). A fine copy in a lightly sunned near fine dust wrapper. More
History of the Second Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, from Organization to Muster-Out
Chicago: R. R. Donnelley, 1899. Many photo Illus. 444pp. 8vo, handsomely bound in modern full brown morocco with gilt decorated spine. Chicago: R. R. Donnelley, 1899. First Edition. Near Fine The second regiment Illinois volunteer infantry fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. The editor, H. W. Bolton, was the chaplain of the regiment. More
The Banditti of the Prairies: or, The Murderer's Doom.
A Tale of the Mississippi Valley. illus. 8vo, boards;; (rubbed). Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1963). More
The Banditti of the Prairies; A Tale of the Mississippi Valley
Chicago: W. B. Conkey. 248pp. + 4pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, decorated red cloth, some margins lightly dampstained, bottom of back cover lightly dampstained. Chicago: W. B. Conkey, (1890). "Sensational account of the tracking down of these confederated criminals, mostly Mormons, who murdered Colonel Davenport at Rock Island and terrorized the upper Mississippi valley, from 1843 to 1848." Howes B-606. Flake 590. Adams, Six-Guns 112. More
The Banditti of the Prairies; A Tale of the Mississippi Valley
Chicago: W. B. Conkey. a few Illus. 248pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, decorated pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled, front wrapper creased on left side. Chicago: W. B. Conkey, n. d. circa 1890. "Sensational account of the tracking down of these confederated criminals, mostly Mormons, who murdered Colonel Davenport at Rock Island and terrorized the upper Mississippi valley, from 1843 to 1848." Howes B-606. Flake 590. Adams, Six-Guns 112. More
The Magic City; A Massive Portfolio of Original Photographic Views of the Great World's Fair and Its Treasures of Art.
256 plates. 16 issues. thin, oblong folio, original pr. wrs.; (lacks parts 6 and 18; wrs. detached on parts 1 and 14; front wr. and title page of part 1 dampstained in margins, otherwise very good). Philadelphia: Historical Publishing, 1894. Issued in weekly parts from January 15 to May 14, 1894. Each issue contains 16 plates of the Columbian World's Fair of 1893. More
The Old Northwest, Pioneer Period, 1815-1840.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1951. 2 vols. Illustrated. Very thick 8vo, red cloth (spines darkened), internally fine, slipcase. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1951. Very good (+). More
A True Picture Of Emigration.
New York: Citadel Press, 1968. Ed. by Milo Quaife. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Citadel, (1968). More
My Chicago.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Norton, (1992). vg Presentation copy. More
The Illini; A Story of the Prairies.
20 ports. 468pp. 8vo, cloth; (inner hinge weak). Chicago: McClurg, 1904. First Edition Historical novel set in pre-Civil War Illinois. More
The Midwesterner; The Story of Dwight H. Green.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Chicago: Wilcox & Follett, (1948). vg. More
Architecture and Planning of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White, 1912-1936
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992. With b/w photos throughout. 325 pages. 4to, pictorial blue boards, d.w. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1992). A very good(+) copy with light dampstain to top outer edge, previous owner bookplate on fly; in a very good dust wrapper, edgeworn with a couple minor scratches to front panel. More
Facts and Speculations on the Origin and history of Playing Cards.
London: John Russell Smith, 1848. 33 inserted plates, 8 in full color, 17 text illustrations; rubricated title. pp. [viii], 343 pages (many pages un-opened). Thick 8vo, original purple cloth (neat but crude rebacking in blue cloth with original gilt spine title preserved), yellow coated endpapers. London: John Russell Smith, 1848. First Edition. A very good copy. Contents include: Gypsies, fortune-telling, tarots, plus a bibliographical references and index. More
Chicago; A Pictorial Guide
Stillwater: Voyageur Press, 1995. Many color photo Illus. 95pp. 4to, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled. (Stillwater): Voyageur Press, (1995). One of 1150 copies. More
Moonlight in Duneland: The Illustrated Story of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1998. With color and some b/w images throughout. 138 pages. Slim folio, blue boards, d.w. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1998). A near fine copy with previous owner name written on fly; in a near fine dust wrapper. More