Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of McLean County.
by Bateman (Newton), Paul Selby, Ezra Prince, John Burnham
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Chicago: Munsell, 1908. Two Volumes.. Two volumes, half-calf & green cloth, marbled end papers. 1360pp. (Volume 1 goes to page 744; Volume 2 is pg. 745-1360). All edges gilt. Volume 1 is splitting along the front hinge, both volumes show wear to edges and tips, but covers are all sound; in general a very good set. Map and many illustrations, mostly with tissue guards intact. This is a heavy set which will incur extra postage costs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57069
- Title
- Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of McLean County.
- Author
- Bateman (Newton), Paul Selby, Ezra Prince, John Burnham
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chicago: Munsell, 1908. Two Volumes.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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About the Seller
William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
Biblio member since 2004
Sidney, British Columbia
About William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
Established 1976. Open shop in Victoria BC, Open Wed-Sun 11-5. Specialists in weird, fantastic, supernatural,utopian, interplanetary, science fiction and lost race fiction; also rare books, literary first editions, poetry broadsides. Antiquarian maps, charts, views, prints, engravings.
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