Cedar Falls: Iowa State Teachers College, n.y., [ca. 1941]. Paperback. 12mo. Stiff wrappers with original decorative glassine. (27pp). Color tipped-in frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Autographed by Lawther. Interesting booklet commemorating the opening of a new senior girls dormitory at this teachers school named after the pioneering Iowa educator. Below the..... More
Minneapolis: Title Atlas Company, 1979. Paperback. Folio. Stiff green leatherette wrappers with gilt lettering and stamping, spiralbound. (6pp), 16pp, (9pp), 55pp, (ca. 150pp). Extensive maps, illustrations, advertisements. Very good. Slightest bit of wear. Probable sole edition of this modern county atlas (Delaware County is en eastern central Iowa) durably bound..... More
Minneapolis: Title Atlas Company, 1979. Paperback. Folio. Stiff green leatherette wrappers with gilt lettering and stamping, spiralbound. (6pp), 60pp, (ca. 200pp). Extensive maps, illustrations, advertisements. Near fine. Probable sole edition of this modern county atlas durably bound in extra heavy duty metal spiral binding, thus "tight" (can this be said..... More
Chicago: Commandery of the State of Illinois, 1909. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff grey wrappers. 72pp. Near fine. 2" archivally mended tear at bottom of leaf 37-38. A tight and superb first edition of this institution's extensive military history -- strong on, though by no means limited to, Civil War material..... More
N.p. Published by Nelyon Johnson Dewson and John Reynolds Dewson, 1940. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth. 183pp. Frontispiece, plates. Good plus. Bookplate on front pastedown and publisher's bookplate tipped to front flyleaf. First edition, privately published, of the beloved midwestern dentist, husband and father. More
St. Louis: Press of A.R. Fleming Printing Company, 1910. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff printed wrappers. 138pp. Fair. Wrappers age toned, a bit soiled and edgeworn, with lower right corner of front wrapper (and corresponding few leaves) chipped; homely stain at upper outer corner of some leaves. Rough and a tad delicate..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1956. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black and green cloth, gilt emblem. 99pp. Illustrations, line drawings. Very good. Sole edition of this centennial book in honor of Chicago publisher and mapmaker Rand McNally, with speeches by civic leaders in all fields. More
Chicago: Chicaggo Historical Society, 1964. Paperback. 12mo. Stiff orange wrappers. 71pp. Near fine. Interesting alphabetical list of al members, giving also their city of residence and first year of their membership. More
St. Louis: City Art Museum of St. Louis, 1953. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth. x, 272pp. Color frontispiece, numerous illustrations, decorated endpapers. Very good. Errata slip tipped to frontispiece verso. Later printing. More
Galena, IL: Galena Chapter 740, [1951]. Paperback. 32mo. Stiff green wrappers. 29pp. Near fine. A tight and handsome copy of this small booklet, being the "Edited and Amended" version of by-laws first adopted when this small northwest Illinois chapter of this large fraternal organization was chartered in 1913. Galena --..... More
[Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin], 1972 June 1. Paperback. 4to. Self-cover. 12pp, 13pp, (2pp) -- all rectos only. Very good. Light mild age toning, mainly to front sheet, which is lightly soiled. Gathering of typed mimeographed, stapled at upper left. Interesting finder's guide to this institution's collections of manuscript..... More
Milwaukee: N.p., 1900. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy decorated cloth. 207pp. Illustrations, decorations. Very good. Cover decorations slightly faded. First edition. History of this Milwaukee music association. More
Princeville, IL: The First Presbyterian Church, 1974. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers, black plastic comb binding. (12pp). Illustrations. Errata slip. Charming membership directory of this tiny Illinois parish. As homespun as it gets. More
Genoa, IL: N.p. [City of Genoa], 1936. Paperback. 8vo. Cream wrappers. (16pp). Illustration. Very good. Official program for this Chicago suburb's centennial obervations, complete with the expected historical sketch, outline of the historical pageant to be performed, etc. Very Mayberry! More
N.p. The House on the Rocks, 1980. Paperback. 4to. Stiff blue pictorial wrappers. (Co. 50pp). Numerous color illustrations. Very good. Edition not ascertainable. History and tour of this southwestern Wisconsin architectural attraction. More
[Springfield: State of Illinois, 1953]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed wrappers. 40pp. Illustrations. Very good. Likely sole edition of this guide to the many and varied competitions offered to children and teens at this state fair: horseshoes, yo yos, newspaper throwing, checkers, rope skipping, bean bag board, jackstones and more. Front..... More
Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1967. Paperback. (Volume 44, Number 9). 8vo. Wrappers. Pp. 123-136. Illustration. Near fine. This issue mainly a list of the state's elected officers throughout its history -- governors, lieutenant governors, secretaries of state, auditors, etc. Addressed to noted Indiana collector and author Warren A. Reeder. More
Des Moines: F.R. Conaway, State Printer, 1895. Hardcover. 12mo. Black leatherette spine and red paper over boards with black lettering. 208pp. Frontispiece, numerous tables. Vey good. Quite minor edgewear. Quite tight and handsome first edition of the tenth annual register, a compilation "By Order of the General Assembly" of executive..... More
Springfield: State of Illinois, Autumn 1950. Paperback. (Volume XLIII Number 3). Small 4to. Stiff brown pictorial wrappers. Pp. 171-244. Illustrations. Very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Irving Dilliard's "Oliver Rogers Barrett, 1873-1950," W.H.G. Armytage's "Richard Cobden and Illinois" and Otto Eisenschiml's "Addenda to..... More
Springfield: State of Illinois, Autumn 1951. Paperback. (Volume XLIV Number 3). Small 4to. Stiff brown pictorial wrappers. Pp. 199-283. Illustrations. Very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear; spine a tad rough. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Dayton W. Canaday's "Voice of the Wilderness of 1847," Charles V. Darrin's "Robert..... More
Springfield: State of Illinois, Autumn 1953. Paperback. (Volume XLVI Number 3). Small 4to. Stiff tan pictorial wrappers. Pp. 231-336. Illustrations. Near fine. Slightest hint of rubbing, else uncommonly clean. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Allan Nevins' "Not Without Thy Wondrous Story, Illinois," Robert R. Hubach's "They Saw the Early..... More
Springfield: State of Illinois, March 1948. Paperback. (Volume XLI, Number 1). Small 4to. Stiff green pictorial wrappers. 110pp. Illustrations, map. Very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear; spine a bit chipped; discreet faint institutional inkstamp on front wrapper. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Theodore C. Pease's "Evarts Boutell Greene..... More
Springfield: State of Illinois, Spring 1954. Paperback. (Volume XLVII, Number 1). Small 4to. Stiff green pictorial wrappers. 112pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Very slightest bit of mild rubbing. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Wayne C. Temple's "Lincoln's Fence Rails," Coleman McCampbell's "H.L. Kinney and Daniel Webster in Illinois in the..... More
Springfield: State of Illinois, Summer 1952. Paperback. (Volume XLV, Number 2). Small 4to. Stiff blue pictorial wrappers. Pp. 101-192. Illustrations. Very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear; spine a tad rough. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Ernest E. East's "The Distillers' and Cattle Feeders' Trust, 1887-1895," Elmer Gertz's "Charles..... More
Springfield: State of Illinois, Summer 1953. Paperback. (Volume XLVI, Number 2). Small 4to. Stiff blue pictorial wrappers. Pp. 119-223. Illustrations. Very good. Some mild edgewear and light rubbing. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Harry E. Pratt and Wayne C. Temple's "James Garfield Randall, 1881-1953," Earle Lutz's "The Stars and..... More