A CLASSIC TOWN. THE STORY OF EVANSTON BY AN "OLD TIMER" [Illinois]

Willard, Frances E.[Frances Elizabeth Caroline, 18391898]

Verlag: Woman's Temperance Publishing Association, 1891

Beschreibung

8vo, 423p. Plus 1 p. ad for books by Willard. Black and white frontispiece of Orrington Lunt, Discoverer of Evanston, with tissue guard plus 82 (!) black and white captioned photos, including portraits of persons, as well as public buildings and private residences. Brown cloth with gilt letters on the front cover and the spine and with the author's name in gilt script on the front cover. Very minor wear to extremities with the corners just barely worn through, cloth clean, gilt bright (!), all photos present and all but a couple are in fine condition, except that coated photo stock between pp. 384 & 385 was stuck together near the bottom of page so that separating the pages has caused the lower edges to be torn (but not seriously affecting the images), tissue guard intact, else very good to near fine with no internal markings. No dust jacket. This volume is dated 1891 on the title page, which would indicate it is a first edition; but the cover is different from other firsts I have seen and there is no errata slip in the book and no gilt edges. Perhaps it is the first reprint, I just don't know. Quite a comprehensive history that includes information about persons and events of significance, including Temperance, in Evanston, IL. Frances E. Willard was a famous educator and reformer who devoted her life to temperance work. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 008949

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A CLASSIC TOWN. THE STORY OF EVANSTON BY AN ...

Verlag: Woman's Temperance Publishing Association

Erscheinungsdatum: 1891

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket