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The Battle For Chicago
Published by Harcourt Brace Cr 1946, 1st printing, 358 pages w/index. Dust jacket is torn, covers and content good. Black and white photos. This is the story of Chicago's money peerage - The Fields, Armours, Pullmans, Insulls, McCormicks and others who have dominated and enlivened its 100 year history. Chicago, Illinois, wealth, Mid-West, money, Americana.. Hard Cover. (more information)
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Old Chicago
D. Appleton, 1933 Red Paper Over Hard Covers. Slipcase, slight Tears. Believe to be a 1st Edition. . A four (4) volume set, in slipcase. Contains: The Fort (When Chicago Was The Frontier); The Duel (When Chicago Was a Town); Debt of Honor (When Chicago Became a City); and Metropolis (Chicago In The Eyes of the World). Decorations by Edward C. Caswell. Slight tears to slipcase, red covered books have paper illustrat ed labels on front covers, they are all good+. A very nice set of books on Chicago. Miscellaneous, americana, history, Chicago, Illinois.. Hard Cover w/slipcase. (more information)
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The Early Days of Rock Island and Davenport
Chicago: Published by Lakeside Press Christmas 1942, 315 pages w/index. Maroon covers with gold lettering and borders, all very good. Seal of R.M.Donnelly embossed on front cover. Frontis is J.W. Spencer. Contains a story by J. Burrows also. Americana, History, Illinois, Iowa, Davenport, Iowa, Rock Island, Illinois.. Hard Cover. (more information)
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