Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxxvi, [x], 524 pages of text including bibliography and index. Blue hardcover cloth binding; almost new condition. No dustjacket, as issued. First published in 1920; this edition with an added foreword by Ralph G. Newman and Michael J...... More
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 552 pages of text. Original green hardcover cloth binding with minor shelfwear, and minor color imperfections on the front cover; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated by a photographic frontispiece. The contents page has a few small tears and chips..... More
Chicago, IL: Art Institute of Chicago, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 410 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. No dustjacket. Contains numerous photographs and illustrations. More
Chicago, IL: Munsell Publishing Company, 1916. First thus edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volumes. Volume I: [viii], 621 pages of text. Volume II: [xxvi], pages numbered 622-1269. Original hardcover binding, with black leather spine and corners and dark green cloth boards. Moderate rubbing to extremities, with bright gilt spine lettering..... More
Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xiv, 274 pages of text including a list of narrators (contributors) and an index. Hardcover binding with small bump to upper corners, otherwise in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear and slightly sunned on spine; protected..... More
no place: By Author, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 149 pages of text. Blue hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear and slight fading to spine. Illustrated with 13 black & white photographs. Lake Forest, Illinois, Hinsdale, Chicago History of the Gardner, Brown families. More
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2002. Reprint edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 127 pages of text. Paperback binding with minor shelfwear, and some creasing to the covers. Contains numerous historic black & white photographs. Images of America series. The text is clean and unmarked. Reprint edition. More
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 127 pages of text. Paperback binding in almost new condition. Contains numerous historic black & white photographs. Images of America series. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More
![Item #016297 THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY 1875-2000. [Lake Forest, IL]. Church of St. Mary](https://kurtgippert.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/016297.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1520386215)
Marceline, MO: Walsworth Publishing, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 249 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Previous owner's lengthy gift inscription on front endpaper. Illustrated with numerous historic black & white photographs, documents, etc. and numerous photographs in color. The text is clean and unmarked. First..... More
River Vale, NJ: Cosmos Publishing, 2005. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 445 pages of text. Paperback binding in almost new condition with minimal shelfwear. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page "To Jovanna - Every family has a story to tell - I hope you enjoy this..... More
Lake Forest, IL: The Coterie, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). [viii], 86 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. No dustjacket. Previous owner's name neatly on front endpaper. With an Introduction by Jane Senter Weeden, and chapters by Phyllis Shrock, Sue Hotchkiss, Marianne Harper, Elizabeth Jenkins and..... More
Chicago, IL: Jansen, McClurg & Co., 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 502 pages of text. Original hardcover cloth binding with bright gilt decoration on front cover; spine slightly to moderately faded with minor fraying to extremities, and slight evidence of label removal to bottom..... More
New York: Tor Books, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 383 pages. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Price-clipped dustjacket with minimal rubbing to the extremities; protected in archival mylar. Stated "First edition." Signed and inscribed on the front endpaper by the author in ink "For Carol...Blessings on her 50th!..... More
Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing, 2003. Reprint edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 128 pages of text. Paperback binding in almost new condition. Illustrated by numerous black & white photographs. A few pages with paperclip creases. Reprinted in 2003. More
Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing, 2003. Reprint edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 128 pages of text. Paperback binding in almost new condition. Illustrated by numerous black & white photographs. A few pages with paperclip creases. Reprinted in 2003. More
Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing, 2003. Reprint edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 128 pages of text. Paperback binding in almost new condition. Illustrated by numerous black & white photographs. A half dozen pages with minor creases to the edge. Reprinted in 2003. More
Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, Inc, 1992. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 343 pages of text, being a facsimile reproduction of the original 1876 edition published by H. F. Kett & Co of Chicago; this modern printing has the added facility of a 95 page index, compiled by Eileen M...... More
Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 168 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket in almost new condition; protected in archival mylar. First edition. More
Chicago: Hyde Park Congregational Church, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 44 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with printed paper front cover label; the spine is cracked at the front hinge and was re-attached. Illustrated with a tipped-in photograph of Eaton. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..... More
![Item #005425 ROCK ISLAND: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow [Illinois]. B. J. Elsner](https://kurtgippert.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/005425.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1520386071)
Rock Island, IL: Rock Island History Book Committee, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). viii, 247 pages of text including an index. Blue hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with numerous historic black & white photographs. Includes an errata sheet, giving the corrections for errors in..... More
Chicago: Field Enterprises Inc, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Sixteen page (unpaginated) duotone photo facsimile of a memorial adopted by the Board of Directors of Field Enterprises Inc. at a meeting held December 6, 1956. The original memorial volume is an illuminated manuscript made by Beaux Arts Engrossers of..... More
no place: Not published, 1901. First Edition. Unbound. Lyman Judson Gage (1836-1927) of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, New York. Bank president. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under McKinley from 1897-1902. Methodist. Buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. Founder (1894) of the Civic Federation of Chicago..... More
Aberdeen, SD: North Plains Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 126 pages of text. Hardcover black leatherette binding. No dustjacket as issued. New condition. More
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2002. Reprint edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 128 pages of text. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Illustrated by hundreds of black & white photographs. Images of America series. More
Evanston, IL: The Schori Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 425 pages including an index and bibliography. Black leatherette hardcover binding with bright gilt lettering. No dustjacket, as issued. Endpapers are photo and map-illustrated. Signed by the author on front endpaper. Text is illustrated with historic photographs. The..... More