Chicago: D. B. Cooke, 1855. Map. Hand painted lithograph. 27 3/4 x 21", stains and foxing but otherwise in good condition. Folding into publisher's 12mo format gilt and blind stamped brown cloth case. Chicago: H. Acheson, 1855. Large pocket map of Illinois showing Railroad lines in operation and those in progress. A corresponding steam engine index and table included with towns and railroads listed. David B. Cooke & Company began in Chicago with a store containing school, law, and medical..... More

illus. 718pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Chicago: Rand McNally, (1969). vg. More

illus. 423pp. 8vo, cloth, Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1954. Small town life in the Midwest. More

Washington: National Photographic Library, 1907. Rotogravure. Sheet measures 22 1/2" x 28" Large black and white photograph of the Monks Mound in Cahokia, Illinois. Published by the National Photographic Library, founded by Dr. Henry Mason Baum. Embossed seal below title, N.P.L. X in lower left image corner. This print is in very good condition with minor wear at margins. Hard to find. The National Photographic Library was founded in 1906 by Dr. Henry Mason Baum and was among the first..... More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. Two volumes. Frontis. portrait each volume. Illustrated. xxviii + 607 pages and 741 pages, thick 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering; inscription on front free endpaper of volume I and rear free endpaper of volume II, covers lightly rubbed with minor bumping to corners and spine ends, minor staining to covers. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. Internally clean, a very good solid copy. More

illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Southern IL UP, (1962). vg. More

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

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

Boston: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, 1835. Map. Engraving with original outline coloring. Image measures 10" x 8". Charming map of Illinois and Missouri Territory, divided into counties showing town, geographical features and Indian tribes. Light scattered foxing. T.G. Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant editor of the American Encyclopedia before entering the field of map making. More

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1951. Illustrated. 2 volumes. Very thick 8vo, red cloth (spines darkened), internally fine, worn slipcase. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1951. Very good(+). More

illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Norton, (1992). vg Presentation copy. More

illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Chicago: Wilcox & Follett, (1948). vg. More

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