Seed/Harvest: A History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
Dubuque: Archdiocese of Dubuque Press, 1987. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth, dust jacket. 181pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. First edition, tight and bright. More
Dubuque: Archdiocese of Dubuque Press, 1987. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth, dust jacket. 181pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. First edition, tight and bright. More
Dubuque: Archdiocese of Dubuque Press, [1987]. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth, dust jacket. 181pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear. A tight and attractive first edition of this archdiocese history. More
Spring Green: Wisconsin House, [1969]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 317pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear and age toning; nonauthorial gift inscription on front pastedown. A tight and attractive early printing of this informal collection of Wisconsin history and folklore..... More
Madison: Wisconsin House, Ltd., [1973]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth with brown spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvi, 263pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket lightly edgeworn; nonauthorial gift inscription on front pastedown. Tight, quite nice first edition. Recreation of Wisconsin historian Reuben Gold Thwaites' 1887 canoe journey. More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, [1967]. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xi, 368pp. Very good/very good. Cloth a tad mottled; jacket lightly edgeworn. A tight and nice second printing, signed boldly on the front flyleaf in blue ballpoint by noted Wisconsin author Gard..... More
Glendale, WI: Precision Process Books, [1991]. Paperback. 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 283pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good. A tight, decent first edition of this bizarre, humorous history of Milwaukee in the World War Two era. Mild ex-library, with very few and mostly-removed markings. More
[Columbia, MO]: Whip-Poor-Will Books, [1998]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 280pp. Illustrations, map endpapers. Fine/fine. A handsome and tight first edition of this memoir by the octogenarian Missourian. Superbly signed and inscribed by the author in black ballpoint on the half-title page: "To: Tim -- who shared..... More
Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1984. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvi, 231pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. First edition, boldly signed by Gertz on front flyleaf in black fineline with "All the best." Traces Witwer's long involvement in Illinois public affairs which reached..... More
Des Moines: Iowa State Historical Department, 1978. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. Pp. 163-244. Illustrations. Very good. Small abrasion at upper right of front wrapper. Tight, nice copy of this scholarly quarterly, this issue with a Civil War Focus with lead articles "The Career of Henry M. Farr..... More
N.p. University of Illinois Foundation, 1977. Hardcover. Oblong small 4to. Pictorial cloth, slipcase. 81pp. Numerous illustrations (most color). Fine/very good. Pictorial paper over boards slipcase shows bit of edgewear and rubbing, but tight and nice nonetheless. First edition of this pictorial tribute to the University of Illinois and its three..... More
Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, [1997]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Yellow cloth spine with gilt lettering and black paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 241pp. Fine/near fine. Tight, handsome first edition of this "how-to" by the mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana, boldly signed and inscribed by him in blue fineline on front..... More
Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1998. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth spine with gilt lettering and blue paper over boards. xiii, 173pp. Illustrations. Fine. A tight, handsome first edition (no dust jacket, as issued) of this exploration of a handful of this institution's most intriguing books, each with an essay..... More
N.p. N.p., n.y. Hardcover. Small 4to. Full green calf with gilt spine lettering. Pp. 681-696 (rectos only). 12 steel engravings, 1 map. Very good. Mildly edgeworn, with spine and binding edges irregularlysunned to golden brown. Bibliographically cryptic but clearly relatively recent (i.e., post-WW2) facsimile reprint of this 16-page extract from..... More
Madison: State of Wisconsin, 1906. Hardcover. 8vo. Green blind-embossed cloth. ix, 100pp, (3pp ads). Illustrations, figures, maps (one large foldout). Very good. Binding a bit edgeworn and rubbed, though internally tight and sharp; nonauthorial gift inscription on front pastedown. A tight and nice first edition of Bulletin No. XIV of..... More
Lansing: Hosmer & Kerr, 1859. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown blind-embossed cloth with gilt spine lettering. viii, 448pp. Illustrations, floor plans. Good plus. Some binding and corner wear, with small chips at head and tail of spine; mild dampstaining to some outer page edges and homely faded area at upper left of..... More
Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1958. Hardcover. Illustrations by Harold McDonald. Small 4to. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. xiii, 496pp. 8 line drawings. Near fine. A handsome first edition of this west central Indiana county history -- a presentation copy boldly signed and inscribed by the author in blue..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago, 1967. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth. 98pp. Illustrations. Fine. First edition. Interesting historical narrative and contemporary profile of the University of Chicago. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, [2004]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 307pp. Fine/near fine. A tight and attractive first edition of this suspense novel set (coincidentally) in Hackman's home state of Illinois at about (coincidentally!) the year of his birth and featuring much Chicago and Midwest content..... More
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, [2008]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiv, 402pp. Illustrations, maps. Fine/fine. A pristine first edition of this first modern account of once notorious Illinois outlaws Ed and Lon Maxwell. More
Charleston, IL: Eastern Illinois University Bulletin, July 1965. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff grey pictorial wrappers. 112pp. Illustrations. Fine. Superb, tight second printing (No. 257) of this in-depth study (first published in 1961) of one Illinois county's contribution to the war effort: The men and regiments that hailed from there, the battles..... More
Ames: The Iowa State University Press, [1979]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 212pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket lightly rubbed. Tight, attractive second printing. Eight memoirs of various aspects of early Iowa life by eight old-timers. More
Muscatine: River Bend Publishing, [1981]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff yellow wrappers. xi, 135pp. Frontispiece, illustrrations,, line drawings. Very good. Faintest edgewear to outer wrappers (only), else fine. A tight and nice second printing of this collection of biographical sketches, signed boldly by Manley (in black ballpoint) and Hanft (in black fineline..... More
Garden City: Garden City Books, [1956]. Hardcover. Illustrations by John N. Barron. 4to. Glossy pictorial paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 56pp. Numerous line drawings, map/pictorial endpapers. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear. A bright and tight and lovely first edition of this slim state history for young adults --..... More
New York: American Legacy Press, n.y. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth spine and grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 344pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear. A tight, handsome undated reprint edition of this 1963 study. More
Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1948. Paperback. Text by Robert Cromie. Small 4to. Pictorial wrappers. 96pp. Extensive illustrations. Very good. Text block is a strong very good, but outer wrappers are somewhat edgeworn, rubbed and rough along the fragile spine. First edition of this lovely photographic tour of the Windy City..... More