New York: Macmillan, 1912. Illustrations by Norah Hamilton. 462pp. 8vo, brown cloth, colored pictorial label, edges of corners lightly worn, spine ends rubbed. New York: Macmillan, 1912. More about Twenty Years at Hull-House with Autobiographical Notes
illus. 8vo, cloth, boxed; (ex-lib). N.Y.: Rand McNally, (1956). More about The Chicago Historical Society, 1856-1956; An Unconvential Chronicle
illus. 718pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Chicago: Rand McNally, (1969). vg. More about Illinois; Guide & Gazetteer
illus. 85pp. 8vo, cloth. Chicago Historical Soc., 1946. vg. More about The Great Chicago Fire; Described in Seven Letters by Men and Women Who experienced Its Horrors
Chicago: Lincoln Park Conservation Association, 1963. Many photo Illus. 4to, green cloth, glassine d.w. Chicago: Lincoln Park Conservation Association, 1963. More about City in a Garden; Homes in the Lincoln Community
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 about Armour and Company, 1919
New York: Knopf, 1940. Illus. 8vo, original 1/2 purple cloth and pictorial boards, d.w. very lightly soiled, boards with tape from an old brodart cover on top and bottom, edges of boards lightly worn. New York: Knopf, 1940. First Edition. More about Gem of the Prairie; An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld
illus. 423pp. 8vo, cloth, Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1954. Small town life in the Midwest. More about Main Street on the Middle Border
Chicago: Follett Publishing, 1969. Many photo Illus., several maps. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. slightly chipped. Chicago: Follett Publishing, (1969). Very good. More about Chicago On Foot; An Architectural Walking Tour
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1980. Many photo Illus. Small 8vo, pr. wrs. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1980). Near Fine. More about Chicago's Famous Buildings. Third Edition
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Illus. 701pp. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. New York Simon and Schuster, (1994). Very good. More about Capone; The Man and the Era
illus. 2 vols. 8vo, cloth. Boston, (1928). More about Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1858
Readex Microprint, 1966. Map. 8vo, brown cloth. N.p. Readex Microprint, (1966). Very good(+) Facsimile of the London, 1818 edition. More about Notes on a Journey in America
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 about Three Nights in August; Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy, Inside the Mind of a Manager
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 about Columbus and Columbia; A Pictorial History of the Man and the Nation
Chicago: University of Chicago Library, 1983. Photo Illus. 262pp., Oblong 4to, beige cloth, d.w. chipped, some pages at end of book are slightly wavy on bottom margins. Chicago: University of Chicago Library, (1983). More about The Uses of the Gothic: Planning and Building the Campus of the University of Chicago, 1892-1932
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Southern IL UP, (1962). vg. More about Prairie Albion; An English Settlement in Pioneer Illinois
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 about History of the Second Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, from Organization to Muster-Out
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 about 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 about The Banditti of the Prairies; A Tale of the Mississippi Valley
A Tale of the Mississippi Valley. illus. 8vo, boards;; (rubbed). Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1963). More about The Banditti of the Prairies; or, The Murderer's Doom
Chicago: Lakeside, 1944. Ed. by Milo Milton Quaife. Frontis., map. 16mo, red cloth. Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1944. The Lakeside Classics. More about Growing Up with Southern Illinois, 1820 to 1861, from the Memoirs of Daniel Harmon Brush
New York: Arno Press, 1974. 300 plates. Oblong 4to, tan cloth, portion of d.w. stuck to front flyleaf and last blank page, otherwise very good. New York: Arno Press, 1974. Facsimile of the St. Louis, 1894 edition. More about The Magic City; A Massive Portfolio of Original Photographic Views of the Great World's Fair and...
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 about The Magic City; A Massive Portfolio of Original Photographic Views of the Great World's Fair and...
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 about The Old Northwest, Pioneer Period, 1815-1840
This morning in Arnhem I did receive the book in fine condition. Thank you for your careful sending!
Just a quick message to let you know that I have received the book last week, 1726, in a French armorial binding. Just beautiful, a great addition to my collection. Thanks again for selling such quality items and hope to trade with you again. Best regards from France