[N. p., but Danville? n. p., ca. 1906]. First edition. Oblong folio, approx. 12-1/4 x 9 inches, original printed green wrappers, [40] pages. Numerous halftone views from photos, maps. With views of all the hallmarks of early 20th century industrial greatness, with plenty of views of mines and open pits..... More
[Chicago? n. p.], December, 1847. First edition. 8vo, original wrappers bound into later full cloth, gilt lettering, 16 pages. An important step in the development of the Illinois Central Railroad, an early argument for the Chicago route for a railroad from Cairo to Galena, the financial (and even military) advantages..... More
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[Jacksonville, Ill. n. p., 1874]. First edition? 8vo, unbound circular, [8] pages. Two large full-page woodcut views, one of the Young Ladies' Athenaeum, the other of the Conservatory of Music. A fine joint advertisement for five institutions for higher education--as the caption title goes on to ask, "Are some of..... More
(Burlington, N. J. New Jersey Enterprise Book and Job Printing Establishment), [1875?]. Second separate edition. 8vo, original gilt-printed brown wrappers (lacks rear wrapper) bound into later plain wrappers, 38 pages. First published in Featherstonehaugh's Monthly American Journal of Geology and Natural Science in 1831 (with an offprint of 100 copies)..... More
(Belleville, Illinois: Printed by B. H. Perryman and H. L. Davidson), 1855. First edition. 8vo, later half calf, marbled boards, gilt lettering, 600, xxiii, [1] pages. Lithograph frontispiece portrait. Perhaps the best firsthand account of the pioneer years of the state from an important early public figure. The imprint information..... More
Belleville, Ill. Published by N. A. Randall, 1852. First edition. 12mo, original blue cloth, gilt lettering, 348 pages. Byrd notes that most of the titles by Reynolds were printed on a press in his own law office by compositors hired as needed; the charming if rough and ready presswork suggests..... More
Mattoon [Illinois]: T. E. Woods, [ca. 1871]. First edition. Unbound pamphlet (stitching evidently renewed), 7.63 x 5.25 inches, [8] pages. Full page woodcut of an unnamed rose variety. OCLC notes two 1871 examples of Montgomery price lists in the Gilbert Seed Catalog Collection at the National Agricultural Library but not..... More
Springfield, Illinois: S. Francis & Co., Printers, 1840. First edition. Removed pamphlet, 9.13 x 6.13 inches, 8 pages. “It is no part of our present design to offer any comments upon these extracts, or to institute any comparisons between the principles developed in them and those which have been more..... More
