Chicago, IL: Francis W. Parker School, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 104 pages of text. Blue hardcover cloth binding with white lettering on front cover, which is mostly rubbed off; minor rubbing to extremities, and moderate darkening to spine. Contains well over one hundred photographs. Numerous firms advertised following..... More
Chicago, IL: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 201 pages of text. Blue hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Inscribed on front endpaper by author "For Miss Bess Wise with sincere appreciation [signed] Anna Morgan Jan 2nd 1919." Additionally signed on..... More
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2004. Reprint edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 127 pages of text. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Profusely illustrated in black & white. The text is clean and unmarked. Reprint edition. Illinois. More
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 127 pages of text. Paperback binding in almost new condition. Profusely illustrated in black & white. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Illinois. More
Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 436 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket protected in archival mylar. Inscribed by author on front endpaper "For Rosalie and Ben Gingiss, Good friends, with all good wishes [signed] Len O'Connor."..... More
Chicago, IL: Walter M. Hill, 1924. First thus edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 260 pages of text including an index. Blue hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Bright gilt spine lettering. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Americana. More
Long Grove, IL: Long Grove Historical Society, 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). 129 pages of text including a bibliography. Stiff paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Illustrated with numerous historic photographs, maps, documents, etc. More
Chicago, IL: A. C. McClurg & Co, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [xx], 394 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minor to moderate shelfwear, slightly darkened on spine. Previous owner's name and identification paper affixed to front endpaper. Contains 22 black & white photographs or illustrations..... More
Chicago: By Author, 1951. Sixth edition. Spiral bound. 12mo. 119 pages of text. Spiral bound paperback binding with minor shelfwear. Illustrated with photographs. The text is clean and unmarked. The sixth edition. More
Chicago, IL: Chicago Historical Society, 1879. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xx, 395 pages of text. Hardcover binding with moderate shelfwear, including bumping to corners, and fraying to spine extremities; original printed paper label is intact, though slightly rubbed, with chips to two corners. Illustrated by a frontisportrait of Reynolds..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1982. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). [iv], 105 pages of text including a bibliography. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper "Here at last are my efforts at long last Love Carroll."..... More
Chicago, IL: Privately printed, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 107 pages of text. Blue hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear; gilt spine and front cover lettering. No dustjacket; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Illustrated with five portraits and one illustrations in black & white. Printed by The Lakeside Press..... More
Buffalo Grove, IL: Chicago's Neighborhoods Inc., 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 344 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding in new condition. Unclipped dustjacket in new condition; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated by numerous historic photographs. WIth an Introduction by Bob Sirott. First edition. More
Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 400 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear, in almost near fine condition; protected in archival mylar. Inscribed on the front endpaper by the author "To Mary...may the wind..... More
Chicago, IL: Cathedral Publishing Company, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 159 pages of text. Blue hardcover binding. Illustrated with historic black & white photographs. Business. More
Lake Forest, IL: Lake Forest College/University of Chicago Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 236 pages including an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Inscribed by two authors on front endpaper, Schulze and Miller. Contains over 290 illustrations, many..... More
Wilmette, IL: Baybury Books, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 175 pages of text. Hardcover binding with dustjacket in new condition except for minimal shelfwear. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 128 pages of text. Paperback binding in almost new condition. Signed by Rod Sellers on the title page with no further inscription. Illustrated by numerous historic photographs. First edition. More
Chicago: Harled, LLC, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 224 pages of text. Hardcover binding in new condition. Unclipped dustjacket in almost new condition; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with photographs. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More
New York: Social Register Association, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 90 pages of text. Original binding is slightly shelfworn, with a small scuff to the spine and a crease to the front cover. Complete with the perforated tear-out first page which is stamped "301"..... More
Minneapolis, MN: Syren Book Company, 2006. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). [xii], 211 pages of text. Paperback binding in new condition. Title page signed and inscribed by the author, with recipient's name clipped off "[clipped] with this author. Best [signed] Elaine." More
Chicago, IL: Rand McNally, 1893. Unbound. World's fairs; [4] pages total. Worn at folds with minor soiling; company souvenir; 1 page contains a Chicago business guide; 2 contiguous pages contain (when unfolded) a 21" x 14" folded map of Chicago; 1 page contains a 13" x 9 3/4" map of..... More
Springfield, IL: Lanphier & Walker, 1853. Early reprint edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 15th Session: 182 pages of text, xii pages of index. 16th Session: 240 pages of text, [ii], xxii pages of index; also printed in 1853 with no mention of reprinting. Original paper-covered boards, rebacked in ordinary library cloth..... More
no place: Not published, 1886. First Edition. Unbound. A 3.5 inch wide and 2.25 inch tall card, signed boldly "Kind regards of David Swing." An attractive example of this signature. Minor adhesive staining on reverse, as well as notations from the recipient, which reads "Received Aug 4th, 1886. M. Henry..... More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xiv, 316 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with one tiny chip and minor shelfwear, with minimal sunning to spine lettering; protected in archival mylar. Signed and inscribed on the half title page "Oh, Memory! [signed]..... More