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 Foreward by Ralph G. Newman and Michael J.... More about THE ILLINOIS COUNTRY 1673-1818
Chicago, IL: Adams Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). iv, 204 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear and minimal soiling. No dustjacket. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper "March, 1974 Best wishes always [signed] Lillian Byron Anderson." The text... More about WHAT NOW, PAPA? A Biography of Childhood 1899-1911. Signed by Lillian Byron Anderson
Chicago: A. T. Andreas, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Three quarter leather binding is chipped and worn and the top of the spine, remaining intact and attractive. The frontispiece and title page have a thin strip of white tape at the hinge. Complete with maps including one color lithograph... More about HISTORY OF COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Complete in One...
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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 about HISTORY OF LASALLE [La Salle] COUNTY ILLINOIS. Its Topography, Geology, Botany, Natural History,...
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 about PAUL BARKER. Interviewed by Cullom Davis PhD. Professor of History Emeritus University of...
Chicago: Marion Publishing Co., 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 93 pages of text. Original purple hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. The original unclipped dustjacket is heavily sunned on the spine, with several small chips and quite a bit of soiling, with affixed photograph of Cermak on the front panel;... More about ANTON...THE MARTYR. Anton J. Cermak, 1873-1933
Chicago: Privately printed, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [viii], 66 pages of text. Maroon leather spine with paper-covered boards; minor shelfwear and a few spots of soiling to the boards. Illustrated with a frontisportrait. The closed page edges are lightly spotted, except for the top edge; t.e.g. A few... More about SORTOFA KINDOFA JOURNAL OF MY OWN
Chicago, IL: Munsell Publishing Company, 1916. First thus edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 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 about HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS, and History of Winnebago County (Illinois). Two Volume set
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 about HOUSES WITH NAMES. The Italian Immigrants of Highwood, Illinois. Signed by the Adria Bernardi
Chicago, IL: Standard Club of Chicago, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). [iv], 138 pages of text plus a fold-out photograph at rear. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. Previous owner's name (member) embossed on front cover. Illustrated by numerous black & white photographs, facsimiles of historic documents, etc., and with... More about THE STANDARD CLUB'S FIRST HUNDRED YEARS 1869 - 1969
Chicago, IL: Standard Club of Chicago, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). [iv], 138 pages of text plus a fold-out photograph at rear. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear and soiling, and minor toning/browing to the spine. This copy is unusual in that it does not have the previous owner's name... More about THE STANDARD CLUB'S FIRST HUNDRED YEARS 1869 - 1969
no place: By Author, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 114 pages of text including an index. Original hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. No dustjacket. Signed and inscribed in the year of publication by the author on the half-title page. A small smudge to the closed page edges. Illustrated... More about CANDIDE IN CALKED BOOTS. Signed and inscribed by Stuart B. Bradley
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 about REMINISCENCES
Springfield, IL: By Author, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 207 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor sunning to the spine and minor shelfwear. No dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Illustrated. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More about MARIAN: Modern Pioneer Woman. Signed by Pearl E. Brown
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). 274 pages of text including an index to the buildings and an index to the architects. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear including crease to front inner flap; protected in archival mylar... More about DREAMS IN STONE. The University of Chicago
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Chicago: Grant Hospital, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 116 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. No dustjacket. Illustrated with numerous black & white photographs. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More about The Grant Hospital of Chicago 1883-1950 [The German Hospital
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 about Chicago's South Shore
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 about Chicago's South Shore
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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 edition. More about THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY 1875-2000. [Lake Forest, IL
Chicago, IL: Lake View Trust & Savings Bank, 1974. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). 80 pages of text including an index. Blue paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Illustrated with numerous historic black & white photographs. Chicago History of the Lakeview area, Fullerton to Devon Avenue, Western Avenue to Lake Michigan. More about THE LAKE VIEW SAGA 1837 - 1974
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 about Austin Lunch: Greek-American Recollections. Signed and inscribed by Constance M. Constant
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 about THE COTERIE. The First One Hundred Years 1890-1990
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 about THE TWO CIRCUITS. A Story of Illinois Life
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 about LAKE SHORE DRIVE. Signed and inscribed by the author
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 about Jewish Chicago: A Pictorial History