Historic Illinois, the Romance of the Earlier Days
by Parrish, Randall
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago IL: A. C. McClurg & Co, 1905. 479 pages + 4 pages advertisements for other books by pub. Embossed titles with gilt pictorial of pioneer on front cover. Top edge gilt. Deckled pages. Folding map of Illinois + 50 illustrations. Indexed. 1930 Chicago Evening Post news clipping between pages 140-141 regarding Knox and Lombard College merger. Darkened area on these pages from the newsprint. Front hinge is starting. Some smudging of pages. Underground Railway facsimile on Page 326 has become detached.. First Edition. Green Cloth. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DeWitt Enterprises (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- O0097
- Title
- Historic Illinois, the Romance of the Earlier Days
- Author
- Parrish, Randall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago IL
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Chicago Illinois History Genealogy
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
DeWitt Enterprises
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About the Seller
DeWitt Enterprises
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About DeWitt Enterprises
Our specialty is Colorado historical material such as Books, Periodicals, Maps and Atlases, Directories, Ephemera and all sorts of small collectibles.
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Our extensive stock of Colorado historical material consists mostly of used, new - local author (with many signed) and some rare titles. We also have some non-Colorado material available as well.
We are primarily an internet based book seller located in Colorado Springs. You are welcome to contact us to make an appointment and browse our large Colorado book and magazine selection at our retail office location.
And please do let us know if you are looking for a certain title, as we are always happy to do FREE book searches. Thanks!
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...