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[Chicago?, 1899. 34pp. Original printed wrappers [light foxing, bottom corner creased with a short closed tear at edge of fold], two staples. Text clean. Very Good. "...The pleas for imperialism consist mostly of those high-sounding catchwords of which a free people, when about to decide great questions, should be especially suspicious.

Chicago: Dunlop, Sewell & Spalding, 1865. 19pp. Original printed wrappers, disbound, partly loosened. Minor wear, Good+. [bound with] THE PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE SCARCITY OF MINISTERS. Broadside, printed on bright yellow paper, signed by EG Hammond and E W Blatchford, urging the importance of the Appeal. Our national life, civilization, and faith have "all been assailed by the shock and ruin of this war. All require renovation and new creation." Moreover, "had the church of Christ been faithful," the War would have been avoided. "A true ministry in Southern pulpits, sustained by a clear testimony from the whole body of Northern Christians, would have rendered such a wide apostacy and conspiracy impossible." The vastness of the national territory ["a whole South is to be opened for a free gospel"], the ongoing waves of immigration-- all establish the need for ministers of the gospel. For Bartlett's biography, see DAB. FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 880 ["Not located"]. 37 NUC 0161273 [8]. Not in… Read More

Chicago: Thompson & Day, 1860. Original printed wrappers [old institutional stamp], stitched. 55, [1] pp. Light wear, Very Good. "The Bishop has been here upwards of a month, and yet no demonstration has been made on his part of a desire for reconciliation with his Clergy here, and that there has been an estrangement, no one, of course, pretends to deny." Kerfoot places the problem at the Bishop's door. "The nature of the man"-- his "tendency to close framing of bargains and contracts," "at all times leaning towards the accumulation of money"-- is behind the estrangement. Respecting the office of Bishop, Kerfoot nevertheless "cannot approve of wrong plans or devices, even when conceived by a brain covered by a mitre." Kerfoot lays out his detailed indictment against Whitehouse. FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 492.

Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1881. 31, [1 blank] pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers. Lightly dusted, Very Good.

Chicago, 1870. 16pp Caption tile [as issued], printed in double columns, stitched. Light dustsoiling of outer leaves, light waterstain running through bottom margin, minimal foxing. Good+. An unusual magazine, published from 1869 through 1872, devoted to the themes of commerce and protectionism FIRST EDITION OCLC 40971612 [1], 36515033 [3] [the series] Not in Lomazow, Ante-Fire Imprints, Eberstadt, Decker, Sabin I Union List of Serials 846 [8].

Chicago, 1872. Original printed wrappers [lightly worn], stitched. [1], [1 blank], 3, [1 blank], 4 pp. Lightly foxed. Very Good. The Company was incorporated in 1867 as the Land Improvement and Irrigation Company. "The Company owns very valuable central real estate in the City of Chicago, Illinois, part of which is improved and producing income, and part is unimproved; also, owns large tracts of land in the city, and adjacent to the city within Cook County. All of these lands are fairly and satisfactorily appreciating in value with the rapid growth of the city in commerce and population." Its offices were on Dearborn Street. Charles A. Gregory was President, and Franklin H. Watriss Secretary. The incorporators were Erastus Bailey, John C. Haines, James H. Kinyon, Francis B. Tobey, and R.K. Swift. The pamphlet is scarce. Not in Sabin, Eberstadt, Decker, NUC. OCLC 34052748 [2- Chicago Pub. Lib., U IL], 656453063 [1- AAS] [as of December 2013].

[Chicago, 1872. Two pages of text on a folded sheet. margin-soiled. Good+. Probably a component of the 1872 Liberal Party, which contested Republican hegemony in a run for the Presidency with Horace Greeley as its candidate. The Republicans have lost their moral authority: "No faction governing a party by a vaste and intricate political machinery, should be permitted to absorb a majority of the popular voice on account of glorious deeds accomplished in the past..." As for the Democratic Party, "its glory has departed." Evidently unrecorded.

[Chicago?, 1857. Caption title [as issued], disbound without wrappers, 8pp. Very Good. This is the legal memorandum prepared by Chicago lawyers Gilbert, Kearney & Nelson. They represent Chicago auctioneers who challenge a Chicago ordinance "imposing a duty of one per cent on the sale of all personal property sold at auction." That tax violates the Illinois Constitution, which gives only the Illinois Legislature, not the City Council of Chicago, the power "to tax peddlers, auctioneers, brokers, hawkers, merchants, commission merchants, showmen, jugglers, inn-keepers..." Local authorities may constitutionally impose certain taxes, but only if they are "uniform," a condition concededly not met in this case. Not in Ante-Fire Imprints, Byrd, Cohen, Sabin, Eberstadt, or on OCLC as of April 2022.

Chicago: Sterling P. Rounds, Premium Steam Book and Job Printer, 1863. 28pp. Disbound without wraps, else Very Good. Haven sketches Emerson's life, from his birth in New Hampshire in 1787 to his education at Yale and the Andover Theological Seminary, his ministry in Connecticut, and his teaching career at Andover. His final years were spent in Rockford, Illinois, to be near his children. He ardently supported the Union cause in the War. FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 716 [9].

[Chicago?, 1860. Folio sheet, folded to 8.25" x 11", 4pp. Caption title [as issued]. Old folds, couple of small holes cost about a few letters. Good+. This rare and evidently unrecorded item exposes a serious rift in the Protestant Episcopal Church in Illinois. The first Letter, entitled "A New Episcopal Church," is signed by "A. Churchman." It was originally printed in the Chicago Tribune in 1853. Two additional Letters, originally printed in 'The Churchman' in October 1860, are from "Aurora" and "Illinoise| Richmond House. These pseudonymous authors, who sign their names in type, outline the dispute. This imprint was prepared during a well-publicized nine-year dispute over land purchased as the domain of the Episcopal Church in Chicago, and as the residence of Bishop Henry J. Whitehouse [1803-1874], the second Bishop of Illinois. The plan was for Whitehouse and the new Cathedral to be housed in Chicago. Cyrenius Beers [1813-1869], a wealthy Chicago landowner in Chicago, had agreed to sell to the… Read More

Chicago, Illinois: Democratic Press Mammoth Steam Printing Establishment, 45 Clark Street, 1857. 80pp, printed in double columns. Disbound, minimal foxing, occasional pagination in pencil at corners. Good+ to Very Good. A detailed rendering of Chicago's commercial activities during 1856, with valuable material on railroads, City improvements, the Illinois Central and other Railroads, water works and sewage; hotels, boarding houses, other retail establishments; the trade in flour, wheat, hogs, and other commodities; manufactures, government and city establishments, and excellent advertisements, some illustrated. FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 241. Byrd 2629. Not in Eberstadt, Decker, Sabin.

Chicago, Illinois: Democratic Press Steam Printing House, 45 Clark Street, 1856. Cut of Cook Country Court House on title page. 80pp, disbound. Pages [65]-79 comprise 'Fourth Annual Review. The Railroads.' Defective, lacking advertising pages 81-94. Else Very Good. Detailed rendering of Chicago's commercial activities during 1855, with valuable material on railroads, lacking the advertising pages.

Chicago: T. Ellwood Zell & Co., 1868. Original cloth, with title stamped and decorated in gilt on front cover [rear cover detached, spine ends chipped]. LACKS the folding map. Numerous advertisements, frequently illustrated. 195, [1] pp plus engraved illustrations. Except as noted, Good+. The engravings depict, among other notable landmarks, the Court House, the University of Chicago, the Chamber of Commerce, the Water Works, Orphan Asylum, Railroad Depot of the Michigan Southern and Rock Island line, plus views of Chicago in 1868 and another of Chicago in 1830. The author's thorough Guide treats everything from Chicago's Artesian Wells, Banks, Boards, Cemeteries, Churches, Hotels, to Societies, Stock Yards, University of Chicago, Washington Park, Watering-Places, and the YMCA. Words of Advice to Travellers include the admonition, "Never make love in a railroad car; being too affectionate, people will talk." Howes C368. Ante-Fire Imprints 1303. Sabin 12655.

Chicago: Daily Press and Tribune Book and Job Printing House, 1858. Original printed wrappers [some spotting], disbound, inner margin pinholes from previous stitching. 15, [1 blank] pp. Good+ or so. In America "no child, of parents however poor, of birth however exotic, of race however despised or degraded, shall grow up among us without the privilege of instruction in the first rudiments of literacy and scientific knowledge." Curtis defends post-high school education: it is not "aristocratic" or "designed for particular classes of society." Rather, higher education is "preeminently democratic, bringing the best education in the land within the reach of the poorest boy, if he have the energy, and talent, and perseverance to avail himself of their advantages." Curtis explains the mission of Knox College: "This College was designed for the laboring people of Illinois." FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 315 [5]. Byrd 2886 [5].

Chicago: C. Scott, 1856. Original printed wrappers [spine and corner wear], stitched. 56, 30 pp. Folding chart. Light wear and scattered fox. Good+ or better. The folding chart is an 'Abstract of Parochial Reports.' As Byrd says, the 30-page second section, which Ante-Fire Imprints did not record, contains Bishop Whitehouse's Address, which also issued as a separate. FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 218 [1]. Byrd 2522 [3].

Chicago: Published by S.C. Griggs & Co.. "Democratic Press" Print, Clark Street, 1852. Disbound and light scattered foxing. 19, [1 blank] pp. Good+ or so. "The sermon is a lamentation on the deaths of Webster and Clay." Byrd. Richardson eulogizes them as men who stood against "fanaticism" in order to "preserve intact the laws and constitution of the country" during the Nullification Crisis of 1832 and the 1848-1850 struggle over the slave status of the Mexican Cession. FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 44 [3]. Byrd 1884 [3]. OCLC 15993151 [6].

Chicago: Sterling P. Rounds, 1857. Disbound, spotted. 12, [1], [1 blank], [1] pp. Good. "The school was founded by the seven synods of Cincinnati, Indiana, Northern Indiana, Illinois, Chicago, Wisconsin, and Iowa in 1856...In 1886 the name was changed to McCormick, and in 1928 it became the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Chicago." Byrd. This is an appeal for funding. FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 248 [1]. Byrd 2762 [2]. Not located on OCLC.

Chicago: Church, Goodman & Donnelley, 1865. Original printed wrappers [light wear] with wrapper title [as issued], stitched. 16pp. Very Good. [with] Roy, Joseph: THE FRUIT OF HOME MISSIONS. nd. Broadside, 5" x 8" pasted to blank rear wrap. Very Good. Ink inscription on front wrap, 'Respects of E.B. Turner Hannibal Missouri.' "Previous to 1841, what is now the city of Morris was the abode of but a single family...Nothing served to mark the place as differing in any respect from the surrounding wilderness save a row of Indian mounds, seventeen in number." The organization of Grundy County, Illinois, occurred in 1841, and "the year following ten acres of the present town of Morris was laid off." Turner records a difficult history of financial depression, with "morals of the place at a very low ebb," followed by admirable perseverance and progress. Soon to leave for "another city," Turner praises his congregation for its forthright opposition to slavery and its devotion to the Union. FIRST EDITION.… Read More

Chicago: Dunlop, Sewell & Spalding, 1858. Original printed salmon wrappers [inscription, spine wear, small light rubberstamp]. 32pp, stitched, five folding tables. Very Good. The Report describes the "very large" business of the Road, the stock, and the financial success of the Company. Included is a copy of the contract between the CB&Q and the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad Companies. FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 304 [2]. Byrd 2873 [3].

Chicago: Published by the Board, 1861. Disbound, 20 clean pages. Very Good. Much information on length of sewers laid, locations, costs, engineer's report, health issues, pumping works, relocation of the Canal. FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 526.