Results for: Americana Illinois
THE PIASA, OR, THE DEVIL AMONG THE INDIANS.
Armstrong, P.A.:
Morris, Ill. 1887.
48pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Ex-lib., else fine. Describes Indian pictographs formerly existing near Alton, Illinois, which represented the corporal existence.. more
Price: $225.00
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Armstrong, P.A.:
Morris, Ill. 1887.
48pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Ex-lib., else fine. Describes Indian pictographs formerly existing near Alton, Illinois, which represented the corporal existence.. more
Price: $225.00
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REMARKS MADE ON A TOUR TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN; THENCE TO WASHINGTON CITY, IN 1829.
Atwater, Caleb:
Columbus, Oh.: Printed by Jenkins and Grover, 1831.
296pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Small scrape on upper front hinge. Bit tanned, some minor foxing. Otherwise a.. more
Price: $1,000.00
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Atwater, Caleb:
Columbus, Oh.: Printed by Jenkins and Grover, 1831.
296pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Small scrape on upper front hinge. Bit tanned, some minor foxing. Otherwise a.. more
Price: $1,000.00
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FORTY YEARS OF PIONEER LIFE. MEMOIR OF JOHN MASON PECK D.D. EDITED FROM HIS JOURNALS AND CORRESPONDENCE....
Babcock, Rufus [ed]:
Philadelphia. [1864].
360pp. Portrait. Original cloth. Spine faded, titelepage and frontispiece foxed, else very good. Biography of Peck with excerpted accounts from.. more
Price: $125.00
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Babcock, Rufus [ed]:
Philadelphia. [1864].
360pp. Portrait. Original cloth. Spine faded, titelepage and frontispiece foxed, else very good. Biography of Peck with excerpted accounts from.. more
Price: $125.00
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LE ROI DES PRAIRIES. VOYAGES ET AVENTURES.
Biart, Lucien:
Paris: A. Hennuyer, [1884].
[4],291,[9]pp. including illustrations and ads, plus thirteen engraved plates. Frontis. Titlepage vignette. Original red pictorial cloth, gilt, a.e.g. Cloth a.. more
Price: $200.00
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Biart, Lucien:
Paris: A. Hennuyer, [1884].
[4],291,[9]pp. including illustrations and ads, plus thirteen engraved plates. Frontis. Titlepage vignette. Original red pictorial cloth, gilt, a.e.g. Cloth a.. more
Price: $200.00
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LETTERS FROM ILLINOIS.
Birkbeck, Morris:
Philadelphia: Published by M. Carey and Son, 1818.
24,154pp. plus two folding maps. Original printed boards. Boards heavily tanned and soiled, vertical splits along spine. Old penciled number.. more
Price: $950.00
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Birkbeck, Morris:
Philadelphia: Published by M. Carey and Son, 1818.
24,154pp. plus two folding maps. Original printed boards. Boards heavily tanned and soiled, vertical splits along spine. Old penciled number.. more
Price: $950.00
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LETTERS FROM ILLINOIS.
Birkbeck, Morris:
London: Taylor and Hessey, 1818.
xv,[1],114pp. Dbd. Internally clean. Very good. Self-styled second London edition, after the first London and first American editions of the.. more
Price: $200.00
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Birkbeck, Morris:
London: Taylor and Hessey, 1818.
xv,[1],114pp. Dbd. Internally clean. Very good. Self-styled second London edition, after the first London and first American editions of the.. more
Price: $200.00
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LETTERS FROM ILLINOIS.
Birkbeck, Morris:
London: Taylor and Hessey, 1818.
xv,[1],114,[10]pp. Contemporary boards. Spine perished, new endpapers. Internally very clean, and in very good condition, untrimmed. In a green slipcase,.. more
Price: $400.00
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Birkbeck, Morris:
London: Taylor and Hessey, 1818.
xv,[1],114,[10]pp. Contemporary boards. Spine perished, new endpapers. Internally very clean, and in very good condition, untrimmed. In a green slipcase,.. more
Price: $400.00
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NOTES ON A JOURNEY IN AMERICA, FROM THE COAST OF VIRGINIA TO THE TERRITORY OF ILLINOIS: WITH PROPOSALS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLONY OF ENGLISH....
Birkbeck, Morris:
Dublin: Thomas Larkin, 1818.
158pp. Folding frontispiece map, outlined in contemporary color. Contemporary paper boards, paper label. Upper portion of spine torn, small nick.. more
Price: $750.00
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Birkbeck, Morris:
Dublin: Thomas Larkin, 1818.
158pp. Folding frontispiece map, outlined in contemporary color. Contemporary paper boards, paper label. Upper portion of spine torn, small nick.. more
Price: $750.00
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THE SETTLEMENT OF ILLINOIS 1778 - 1830.
Boggess, Arthur Clinton:
Chicago. 1908.
267pp. plus maps. Folding map in rear pocket. Cloth, printed paper spine labels. Rubbed, front hinge tender. Very good, unopened... more
Price: $100.00
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Boggess, Arthur Clinton:
Chicago. 1908.
267pp. plus maps. Folding map in rear pocket. Cloth, printed paper spine labels. Rubbed, front hinge tender. Very good, unopened... more
Price: $100.00
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NOUVEAUX VOYAGES DANS L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE...
Bossu, Jean Bernard:
Amsterdam [i.e. Paris]. 1777.
xvi,392pp. plus four plates (one folding) including frontis. Half title. Contemporary half gilt calf and boards, vellum corners. Very minor.. more
Price: $2,500.00
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Bossu, Jean Bernard:
Amsterdam [i.e. Paris]. 1777.
xvi,392pp. plus four plates (one folding) including frontis. Half title. Contemporary half gilt calf and boards, vellum corners. Very minor.. more
Price: $2,500.00
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TRAVELS THROUGH THAT PART OF NORTH AMERICA FORMERLY CALLED LOUISIANA...ILLUSTRATED WITH NOTES CHIEFLY TO NATURAL HISTORY. TO WHICH IS ADDED BY THE TRANSLATOR A SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE OF ALL THE KNOWN PLANTS OF ENGLISH NORTH AMERICA....
Bossu, Jean Bernard:
London. 1771.
Two volumes. viii,407; [4],432pp. Half title in each volume. Modern half calf and marbled boards, gilt morocco labels. Occasional offsetting.. more
Price: $6,000.00
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Bossu, Jean Bernard:
London. 1771.
Two volumes. viii,407; [4],432pp. Half title in each volume. Modern half calf and marbled boards, gilt morocco labels. Occasional offsetting.. more
Price: $6,000.00
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TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF AMERICA, IN THE YEARS 1809, 1810, AND 1811; INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF UPPER LOUISIANA, TOGETHER WITH THE STATES OF OHIO, KENTUCKY, INDIANA, AND TENNESSEE, WITH THE ILLINOIS AND WESTERN TERRITORIES....
Bradbury, John:
Liverpool. 1817.
xii,[9]-364pp. plus errata slip. Modern half calf and marbled boards, gilt-stamped spine. Scattered foxing. Very good. Bradbury was a Scottish.. more
Price: $4,000.00
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Bradbury, John:
Liverpool. 1817.
xii,[9]-364pp. plus errata slip. Modern half calf and marbled boards, gilt-stamped spine. Scattered foxing. Very good. Bradbury was a Scottish.. more
Price: $4,000.00
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MY DIARY: OR THREE WEEKS ON THE WING. A PEEP AT THE GREAT WEST.
Brainerd, C.N.:
New York. 1868.
45pp. Original printed wrappers. Slight chipping to lower spine. Very good. A day-by-day account of Brainerd's trip from New York.. more
Price: $90.00
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Brainerd, C.N.:
New York. 1868.
45pp. Original printed wrappers. Slight chipping to lower spine. Very good. A day-by-day account of Brainerd's trip from New York.. more
Price: $90.00
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES...REPORT: THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS, TO WHO WAS REFERRED THE MEMORIAL OF THE GALENA AND CHICAGO UNION RAILROAD COMPANY...
Breese, Sidney:
Washington. 1846.
9pp. Sewn and unopened. Breese, one of the great promoters for western railroads, presented to Congress a memorial to acquire.. more
Price: $65.00
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Breese, Sidney:
Washington. 1846.
9pp. Sewn and unopened. Breese, one of the great promoters for western railroads, presented to Congress a memorial to acquire.. more
Price: $65.00
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THE HISTORY OF ILLINOIS, FROM ITS FIRST DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT, TO THE PRESENT TIME.
Brown, Henry:
New York. 1844.
x,492pp. plus large folding map and [8]pp. of ads. Original blindstamped cloth. Spine silked and still rather shaky, extremities frayed.. more
Price: $500.00
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Brown, Henry:
New York. 1844.
x,492pp. plus large folding map and [8]pp. of ads. Original blindstamped cloth. Spine silked and still rather shaky, extremities frayed.. more
Price: $500.00
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ILLINOIS IN 1818...SECOND EDITION, REVISED.
Buck, Solon J.:
Chicago. 1918.
xxvi,362pp. plus illus. and folding map. Frontis. Original gilt cloth. Some edge wear, scattered foxing, else very good. Inscribed by.. more
Price: $35.00
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Buck, Solon J.:
Chicago. 1918.
xxvi,362pp. plus illus. and folding map. Frontis. Original gilt cloth. Some edge wear, scattered foxing, else very good. Inscribed by.. more
Price: $35.00
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LETTERS TO THE DUTCHESS [sic] OF LESDIGUIERES; GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO CANADA, AND TRAVELS THROUGH THAT VAST COUNTRY, AND LOUISIANA, TO THE GULF OF MEXICO....
Charlevoix, Pierre François-Xavier:
London. 1763.
xiv,[2],384pp., plus folding map. Contemporary paneled calf, rebacked in period style, gilt- lettered spine. Short tear along one fold of.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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Charlevoix, Pierre François-Xavier:
London. 1763.
xiv,[2],384pp., plus folding map. Contemporary paneled calf, rebacked in period style, gilt- lettered spine. Short tear along one fold of.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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A YEAR'S RESIDENCE, IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...IN THREE PARTS.
Cobbett, William:
London. 1822.
Three parts bound in one volume. [2],vi,360pp. 12mo. Contemporary blue boards. Spine rather shaky, some flecking and wear to extremities... more
Price: $250.00
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Cobbett, William:
London. 1822.
Three parts bound in one volume. [2],vi,360pp. 12mo. Contemporary blue boards. Spine rather shaky, some flecking and wear to extremities... more
Price: $250.00
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CHICAGO AND THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION.
Colbert, Elias, and Everett Chamberlin:
Cincinnati & New York. 1871.
vii,[1],[9]-528pp. plus plates and folding map (repaired, mouted and reinserted). Frontis. Original cloth, gilt spine. Binding a bit shaken, but.. more
Price: $75.00
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Colbert, Elias, and Everett Chamberlin:
Cincinnati & New York. 1871.
vii,[1],[9]-528pp. plus plates and folding map (repaired, mouted and reinserted). Frontis. Original cloth, gilt spine. Binding a bit shaken, but.. more
Price: $75.00
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HAND-BOOK OF ILLINOIS, ACCOMPANYING MORSE'S NEW MAP OF THE STATE.
Colby, Charles:
New York: Rufus Blanchard..., 1854.
36pp. plus large color folding map. Titlepage vignette. Original gilt cloth, with original rear printed wrapper bound in as usual... more
Price: $1,250.00
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Colby, Charles:
New York: Rufus Blanchard..., 1854.
36pp. plus large color folding map. Titlepage vignette. Original gilt cloth, with original rear printed wrapper bound in as usual... more
Price: $1,250.00
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COLTON'S RAILROAD & TOWNSHIP MAP WESTERN STATES COMPILED FROM THE UNITED STATES SURVEYS.
Colton, J.H.:
New York: J.H. Colton, 1853.
Folding map, 36 1/4 x 43 1/2 inches, with period hand-coloring. Original roan binding (6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches),.. more
Price: $2,500.00
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Colton, J.H.:
New York: J.H. Colton, 1853.
Folding map, 36 1/4 x 43 1/2 inches, with period hand-coloring. Original roan binding (6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches),.. more
Price: $2,500.00
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COLTON'S RAILROAD & TOWNSHIP MAP WESTERN STATES COMPILED FROM THE UNITED STATES SURVEYS.
Colton, J.H.:
New York. 1854.
Folding map, 33 x 39 inches, with full period color. Bound into original 16mo. maroon calf boards, stamped in blind.. more
Price: $1,500.00
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Colton, J.H.:
New York. 1854.
Folding map, 33 x 39 inches, with full period color. Bound into original 16mo. maroon calf boards, stamped in blind.. more
Price: $1,500.00
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UPS AND DOWNS OF AN OLD TAR'S LIFE.
Eclipse [pseud]:
London. [1890s].
[4],211,[1]pp. Original pictorial cloth. Head and toe of spine a trifle frayed, private library bookplate. Else very good. A scarce.. more
Price: $175.00
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Eclipse [pseud]:
London. [1890s].
[4],211,[1]pp. Original pictorial cloth. Head and toe of spine a trifle frayed, private library bookplate. Else very good. A scarce.. more
Price: $175.00
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JUDSON ROSS BEMIS. PIONEER.
Edgar, William C.:
Minneapolis. 1926.
340pp. Portraits. Plates. Gilt cloth. Near fine. Massachusetts to Chicago by covered wagon in 1838, Illinois outlaws, hunting and fishing.. more
Price: $50.00
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Edgar, William C.:
Minneapolis. 1926.
340pp. Portraits. Plates. Gilt cloth. Near fine. Massachusetts to Chicago by covered wagon in 1838, Illinois outlaws, hunting and fishing.. more
Price: $50.00
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A NEW MAP OF THE WESTERN STATES.
Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning:
New York. 1858.
Folding pocket map, 26 x 33 1/2 inches, with full period color. Bound into original 16mo. brown cloth boards, stamped.. more
Price: $2,850.00
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Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning:
New York. 1858.
Folding pocket map, 26 x 33 1/2 inches, with full period color. Bound into original 16mo. brown cloth boards, stamped.. more
Price: $2,850.00
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LIFE IN PRAIRIE LAND.
Farnham, Eliza W.:
New York. 1846.
408pp. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Head of spine chipped. Ownership signatures on front fly leaf and titlepage. Else very good.. more
Price: $200.00
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Farnham, Eliza W.:
New York. 1846.
408pp. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Head of spine chipped. Ownership signatures on front fly leaf and titlepage. Else very good.. more
Price: $200.00
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TRAVELS IN THE GREAT WESTERN PRAIRIES, THE ANAHUAC AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND IN THE OREGON TERRITORY [wrapper title].
Farnham, Thomas J.:
New York: Greeley & McElrath..., 1843.
112pp. Large octavo. Original printed wrappers. Lightest wear to wrapper edges, some light foxing, a few corners creased. Very good... more
Price: $600.00
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Farnham, Thomas J.:
New York: Greeley & McElrath..., 1843.
112pp. Large octavo. Original printed wrappers. Lightest wear to wrapper edges, some light foxing, a few corners creased. Very good... more
Price: $600.00
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TRAVELS IN THE GREAT WESTERN PRAIRIES, THE ANAHUAC AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND IN THE OREGON TERRITORY [wrapper title].
Farnham, Thomas J.:
New York: Greeley & McElrath..., 1843.
112pp. Original printed wrappers (soiled) bound in three quarter blue morocco and marbled boards. Overall very good. Third edition, first.. more
Price: $500.00
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Farnham, Thomas J.:
New York: Greeley & McElrath..., 1843.
112pp. Original printed wrappers (soiled) bound in three quarter blue morocco and marbled boards. Overall very good. Third edition, first.. more
Price: $500.00
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TRAVELS IN THE GREAT WESTERN PRAIRIES, THE ANAHUAC AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND IN THE OREGON TERRITORY.
Farnham, Thomas J.:
Poughkeepsie. 1841.
197pp. 12mo. Early 2oth century red cloth, gilt leather label. Remarkably clean internally. A near fine copy. Farnham's earliest work,.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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Farnham, Thomas J.:
Poughkeepsie. 1841.
197pp. 12mo. Early 2oth century red cloth, gilt leather label. Remarkably clean internally. A near fine copy. Farnham's earliest work,.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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SKETCHES OF AMERICA. A NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY OF FIVE THOUSAND MILES THROUGH THE EASTERN AND WESTERN STATES OF AMERICA; CONTAINED IN EIGHT REPORTS....
Fearon, Henry B.:
London. 1818.
[4]pp. ads, vii, [errata], 462pp. Contemporary boards, paper label. Moderate wear to extremities, some scattered foxing, old bookplate. Else very.. more
Price: $325.00
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Fearon, Henry B.:
London. 1818.
[4]pp. ads, vii, [errata], 462pp. Contemporary boards, paper label. Moderate wear to extremities, some scattered foxing, old bookplate. Else very.. more
Price: $325.00
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SKETCHES OF AMERICA. A NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY OF FIVE THOUSAND MILES THROUGH THE EASTERN AND WESTERN STATES OF AMERICA; CONTAINED IN EIGHT REPORTS....
Fearon, Henry B.:
London. 1818.
xi,454pp. plus [8]pp. of ads. Later three quarter morocco and cloth, t.e.g. Very good. Second edition of this "unflattering picture.. more
Price: $175.00
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Fearon, Henry B.:
London. 1818.
xi,454pp. plus [8]pp. of ads. Later three quarter morocco and cloth, t.e.g. Very good. Second edition of this "unflattering picture.. more
Price: $175.00
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A RAMBLE OF SIX THOUSAND MILES THROUGH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Ferrall, Simon A.:
London. 1832.
viii,360pp. plus ten plates added as extra illustrations. Modern three quarter green morocco, gilt-stamped spine. Very good. Lacks the frontispiece,.. more
Price: $450.00
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Ferrall, Simon A.:
London. 1832.
viii,360pp. plus ten plates added as extra illustrations. Modern three quarter green morocco, gilt-stamped spine. Very good. Lacks the frontispiece,.. more
Price: $450.00
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THE STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE GREAT WEST; INCLUDING OHIO, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, IOWA, MINESOTA [sic], KANSAS, AND NEBRASKA; THEIR GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, ADVANTAGES, RESOURCES, AND PROSPECTS; COMPRISING THEIR LOCAL HISTORY, INS
Ferris, Jacob:
New York & Auburn: Miller, Orton, and Mulligan, 1856.
352pp. including thirteen full-page illustrations and plus folding map. 4pp. of ads. Original cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Spine.. more
Price: $900.00
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Ferris, Jacob:
New York & Auburn: Miller, Orton, and Mulligan, 1856.
352pp. including thirteen full-page illustrations and plus folding map. 4pp. of ads. Original cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Spine.. more
Price: $900.00
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...TRANSMITTING THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 28TH MAY LAST IN RELATION TO THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN. JULY 3, 1838.
Forsyth, John:
[Washington. 1838].
132pp. plus nineteen folding maps. Stitched self-wrappers. Text is clean and maps are crisp. Very good, untrimmed and partially unopened... more
Price: $450.00
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Forsyth, John:
[Washington. 1838].
132pp. plus nineteen folding maps. Stitched self-wrappers. Text is clean and maps are crisp. Very good, untrimmed and partially unopened... more
Price: $450.00
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THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY: ITS PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY...ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND SECTIONS.
Foster, J.W.:
Chicago. 1869.
xvi,443pp. plus maps. Illus. Tables, maps. Large octavo. Spine gilt extra. Pebbled cloth. Corners bumped and worn, bookplate messily removed,.. more
Price: $45.00
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Foster, J.W.:
Chicago. 1869.
xvi,443pp. plus maps. Illus. Tables, maps. Large octavo. Spine gilt extra. Pebbled cloth. Corners bumped and worn, bookplate messily removed,.. more
Price: $45.00
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ILLINOIS AS IT IS....
Gerhard, Fred.:
Chicago. 1857.
451pp. plus ads and 2 plates and 3 colored folding maps. Original cloth. Edgeworn and sunned, faint dampstain throughout. A.. more
Price: $200.00
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Gerhard, Fred.:
Chicago. 1857.
451pp. plus ads and 2 plates and 3 colored folding maps. Original cloth. Edgeworn and sunned, faint dampstain throughout. A.. more
Price: $200.00
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE UNION STOCKYARDS....
Grand, W. Joseph:
Chicago. [1901].
362pp. plus ads. Frontis. Illus. Later cloth. Very good. Later edition. "An early account of the yards, describing the practices.. more
Price: $85.00
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Grand, W. Joseph:
Chicago. [1901].
362pp. plus ads. Frontis. Illus. Later cloth. Very good. Later edition. "An early account of the yards, describing the practices.. more
Price: $85.00
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SKETCHES OF HISTORY, LIFE, AND MANNERS IN THE WEST.
Hall, James:
Cincinnati. 1834.
263pp. Original cloth backed plain boards. Inner hinges bit weak. Contemporary ink ownership inscription to front endpapers and titlepage. Scattered.. more
Price: $450.00
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Hall, James:
Cincinnati. 1834.
263pp. Original cloth backed plain boards. Inner hinges bit weak. Contemporary ink ownership inscription to front endpapers and titlepage. Scattered.. more
Price: $450.00
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THE JOURNALS OF APPLETON MILO HARMON, A PARTICIPANT IN THE MORMON EXODUS FROM ILLINOIS AND THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF UTAH, 1846 - 1877.
Harmon, Appleton Milo:
Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1946.
xiv,[2],208pp. including the original color title, in- text illustrations and tipped-in journal entry in facsimile. Original blue cloth, gilt-stamped cover.. more
Price: $65.00
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Harmon, Appleton Milo:
Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1946.
xiv,[2],208pp. including the original color title, in- text illustrations and tipped-in journal entry in facsimile. Original blue cloth, gilt-stamped cover.. more
Price: $65.00
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THE CRUISE OF THE SCHOONER.
Harris, Albert W.:
[Chicago. 1958].
265,[1]pp. plus plates. Pictorial cloth. Very good. A reprint, after the original edition of 1911, of a scarce privately printed.. more
Price: $14.00
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Harris, Albert W.:
[Chicago. 1958].
265,[1]pp. plus plates. Pictorial cloth. Very good. A reprint, after the original edition of 1911, of a scarce privately printed.. more
Price: $14.00
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REMINISCENCES OF GUNBOAT LIFE IN THE MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON.
Huling, E.J.:
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.: Printed for Private Circulation, 1881.
iv,86pp. 16mo. Modern half leatherette and paper boards, spine gilt. Tape repair on verso of titlepage, with no loss of.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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Huling, E.J.:
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.: Printed for Private Circulation, 1881.
iv,86pp. 16mo. Modern half leatherette and paper boards, spine gilt. Tape repair on verso of titlepage, with no loss of.. more
Price: $3,000.00
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KIRBY BENEDICT. FRONTIER FEDERAL JUDGE. AN ACCOUNT OF LEGAL AND JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHWEST, 1850 - 1874, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE INDIAN, SLAVERY, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS, JOURNALISM, AND A CHAPTER ON CIRCUIT RIDING WITH ABRAHAM LINCO
Hunt, Aurora:
Glendale. 1961.
268pp. Portrait. Plates. Gilt cloth. A fine, partially unopened copy. Thorough biography of the chief federal justice in New Mexico.. more
Price: $35.00
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Hunt, Aurora:
Glendale. 1961.
268pp. Portrait. Plates. Gilt cloth. A fine, partially unopened copy. Thorough biography of the chief federal justice in New Mexico.. more
Price: $35.00
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THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY OR, THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. PATRICK HENRY CRONIN. A COMPLETE AND AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF THE GREATEST OF MODERN CONSPIRACIES....
Hunt, Henry M.:
[Np. 1889].
576pp. Illus. Original gilt cloth. Gilt lettering a bit faded. Inner hinges starting but intact. Good. "The murder of Dr... more
Price: $125.00
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Hunt, Henry M.:
[Np. 1889].
576pp. Illus. Original gilt cloth. Gilt lettering a bit faded. Inner hinges starting but intact. Good. "The murder of Dr... more
Price: $125.00
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THE TERRITORIAL RECORDS OF ILLINOIS. I. THE EXECUTIVE REGISTER, 1809 - 1818. II. JOURNAL OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, 1812. III. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1812.
James, Edmund J., ed:
Springfield, Il. 1901.
170pp. Original cloth. Very good. .. more
Price: $40.00
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James, Edmund J., ed:
Springfield, Il. 1901.
170pp. Original cloth. Very good. .. more
Price: $40.00
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...RELATIVE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRADING-HOUSES WITH THE INDIAN TRIBES, AND OTHER REGULATIONS FOR THEIR BENEFIT AND ACCOMODATION.
Jefferson, Thomas:
Washington. 1802.
11pp. Stitched as issued. Trimmed close, affecting the cents line on a table of accounts. Good. Jefferson transmitts to the.. more
Price: $375.00
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Jefferson, Thomas:
Washington. 1802.
11pp. Stitched as issued. Trimmed close, affecting the cents line on a table of accounts. Good. Jefferson transmitts to the.. more
Price: $375.00
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WAU-BUN, THE "EARLY DAY" IN THE NORTH-WEST.
Kinzie, Juliette A.:
New York. 1856.
498pp. plus plates. Original cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Spine ends very lightly frayed. Titlepage slightly tanned with contemporary.. more
Price: $500.00
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Kinzie, Juliette A.:
New York. 1856.
498pp. plus plates. Original cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Spine ends very lightly frayed. Titlepage slightly tanned with contemporary.. more
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NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTIVITY AND SUFFERINGS OF MRS. HARRIOT LEWIS AND HER THREE CHILDREN, WHO WERE TAKEN PRISONERS BY THE INDIANS NEAR ST. LOUIS, ON THE 25TH MAY, 1815, AND AMONG WHOM THEY EXPERIENCED ALL THE CRUEL TREATMENT WHICH SAVAGE BRUTALITY COULD INF
Lewis, Harriot [i.e. Mrs. Hannah]:
Boston: Printed for Charles Jones, 1821.
23pp. No plate, though there is a reference in the text: "see plate." Dbd. Tanned, titlepage bit soiled. Overall good... more
Price: $2,000.00
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Lewis, Harriot [i.e. Mrs. Hannah]:
Boston: Printed for Charles Jones, 1821.
23pp. No plate, though there is a reference in the text: "see plate." Dbd. Tanned, titlepage bit soiled. Overall good... more
Price: $2,000.00
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AIRWAYS OF AMERICA. GUIDEBOOK NO. 1. THE UNITED AIR LINES. A GEOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE FROM NEW YORK TO CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO.
Lobeck, A.K.:
New York. 1933.
207pp. Frontis. lllus. Original fabrikoid binding. Very good, in chipped dust jacket (with large chunk missing around spine). An interesting.. more
Price: $75.00
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Lobeck, A.K.:
New York. 1933.
207pp. Frontis. lllus. Original fabrikoid binding. Very good, in chipped dust jacket (with large chunk missing around spine). An interesting.. more
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THE LIFE OF MASON LONG, THE CONVERTED GAMBLER. BEING A RECORD OF HIS EXPERIENCE AS A WHITE SLAVE; A SOLDIER IN THE UNION ARMY...AND, FINALLY, A CONVERT TO THE MURPHY CAUSE, AND TO THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST.
Long, Mason:
Chicago: Donnelley, Loyd & Company, 1878.
5-256pp., plus six woodcuts. Portrait. Half title. 12mo. Original decorative brown cloth, gilt-stamped cover and spine. Cloth rubbed. Neat bookplate.. more
Price: $175.00
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Long, Mason:
Chicago: Donnelley, Loyd & Company, 1878.
5-256pp., plus six woodcuts. Portrait. Half title. 12mo. Original decorative brown cloth, gilt-stamped cover and spine. Cloth rubbed. Neat bookplate.. more
Price: $175.00
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MEMOIR OF THE REV. ELIJAH P. LOVEJOY; WHO WAS MURDERED IN DEFENCE OF THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS, AT ALTON, ILLINOIS, No. 7, 1837.
Lovejoy, Joseph C. and Owen:
New York. 1838.
382pp. Original cloth. Binding faded, spine ends frayed. Scattered foxing. Four pages (pp.271-274) with a burn hole, affecting some thirty-five.. more
Price: $50.00
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Lovejoy, Joseph C. and Owen:
New York. 1838.
382pp. Original cloth. Binding faded, spine ends frayed. Scattered foxing. Four pages (pp.271-274) with a burn hole, affecting some thirty-five.. more
Price: $50.00
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