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ALTGELD, John P.

Chicago: The Public, 1915. Hardcover. 12mo. Brown cloth with ivory lettering. 43pp, (1p ad). Very good. Faintest of binding edgewear, else internally tight and near fine. Item #47347

Tight, attractive copy of this essay first published in 1901 the year before the former Illinois governor's death at age 54. This publisher was a weekly newspaper subtitled ""A Journal of Democracy" and ran from 1898 to 1919. Superb copy of a rather uncommon title.

Price: $55.00