Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Pictorial dust jacket. 192 pp. Minor shelf wear. Inscribed by both authors on first free endpaper. This is a memoir signed by legendary Chicago Bears football coach Ditka and his co-author. More
University of Knowledge, 1941. Cloth. In protective overwrap. Jacket has some tears along edges and a larger tear at top of spine. This is an early edition of this accessible history of primitive humans written by the Coles, distinguished anthropologists at the University of Chicago. With many fine pen illustrations..... More
Chicago: The Fair, 1915. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. Decorative boards. Many illustrated plates. Decorative borders. 46 unnumbered pp. Some scuffs and shelf wear to boards. Minor toning to endpapers. Tight and clean. This is a scarce, limited run history of Chicago's first department store, The Fair, privately printed in celebration of the..... More
Chicago: Chicago Club, 1960. Cloth. No jacket as issued. 8vo. 8"x5.5". Bound in maroon boards with gilt top edge, gilt lettering on spine, and gilt Chicago Club decoration on front cover. Includes 21 leaves of photographic plates, 2 appendices, and an index. 207 pp. This is an official history of the..... More
1934. Hardcover. First page has a nameplate: "Ex Libris Roland H. Bradley" and is stamped twice: "R.H. Bradley" and "APR 9-1934". Light pen marks in pages 111-118 where previous owner bracketed and underlined several passages, mostly dealing with the ACLU. Self-published in 1934, this rare 352-page title details the organizations and..... More
Cambridge University Press, 2004. Paperback. This is a socological study of grassroots feminist activism among Africa-American women in Chicago public housing. Fine condition, appears unread. More
Seabury Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a first edition of Chicago social scientist Greeley's out-of-print study of neighborhoods, both in the abstract and practical sense. In protective overwrap. More
Sage Publications, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. This is a stated first printing of Herrick's very thorough investigation of Chicago public schools. There are some small stains on front cover and a large stain on the back cover that appears to be a coffee spill. Interior is bright and..... More
Chicago: Hyde Park Art Center, 2016. First Edition. Boards. 4to. 12"x10". Boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Color plates. 107 pp. Minor edge wear. This is an exhibition catalog of the works of many young Chicago artists. More
Chicago: City of Chicago, 1947. Wraps. 8vo. Paper wraps. Many illustrations and photographic plates. 372 pp. Ex library. Scuffs and stains to wraps, and some tearing to header and footer of spine. Bookplate inside front cover and several withdrawal stamps from Hackley Public Library, Muskegon, MI throughout. Front hinge overopened. Top..... More
Lakeside Press. Low, Joseph. Paperback. Stamped several times with the name "M. Larson." This is a curious illustrated history of book binding and restoration as well as a promotion for Lakeside Press' own hand bindery services. Lakeside Press was a Chicago specialty press that produced fine limited editions in its..... More
Loyola University Press, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. This is a first edition of Chicago sociologist Marciniak's thorough study of the East Humboldt Park neighborhood. With maps and images. Out of print. Numbered sticker on front cover. More
Chicago: The Office of Mies van der Rohe, [1971]. Paperback. 8vo. White wraps. Photographic plates. Unpaginated. Minor shelf wear and a touch of sunning to wraps. Business card of Joseph Fujikawa stapled to upper right corner of front free endpaper. Staple has left an indentation on cover and first several pages..... More
Chicago: Black Swan Press, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Decorative wraps. Black and white illustrations. 276 pp. Mild wear to wraps. Tight and clean. This is a first edition (published simultaneously to the hardcover edition) exploring the oft-overlooked American Surrealist Movement, based out of Chicago. More
Harcourt Brace, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a stated first edition of legendary Chicago man of letters Sandburg's plea for domestic support of the war effort. This volume collects a number of articles, speeches, poems, and essays around the theme of sacrificing at home to support American soldiers in..... More
University of California, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. Association copy. Inscribed on title page: "For Victor Cassidy -- I'm glad this introduced us. Mary Barnard, September 26, 1987." Barnard was a celebrated poet, biographer, and translator. Her tutelage under Ezra Pound and friendship with William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, and other..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x5.75". Beige cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 205 pp. Edge wear to jacket, including 1/2" chip at footer of jacket spine. Price clipped. Signed on front free endpaper. This is a signed first edition of legendary Chicago bookseller Brent's memoir. Brent was the proprietor..... More
Viking Press, 1993. First Edition. Boards. Inscribed by both Chicago and Woodman on title page. This book comprises the paintings and prose of legendary artist Judy Chicago with photographs from her husband Donald Woodman from their 8 year (1985-1993) exploration of the Holocaust and their Jewish heritage. The Holocaust Project..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Cloth. 8vo. Tan cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 272 pp. Price clipped. Some shelf wear and minor scuffing to jacket. Signed by author on first free endpaper. This is a signed copy of the first book and only novel written by long-time Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News editor..... More
Chicago: Academy Chicago, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Black boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 331 pp. Edge wear to jacket, some small tears at header and footer of jacket spine. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Alice, A succesful fugitive from the journalistic profession (Professionz) - Dornfeld." Owner's name on..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Pictorial dust jacket. Photographic plates. 352 pp. Minor scuffing and chipping to jacket edges. Pasted-in presentation plate signed by author and club president. This is a first printing special signed edition of veteran..... More
Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, 1944. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Dust jacket. 375 pp. Minor wear and chipping to jacket edges. Inscribed by author on title page, Dec. 18, 1944. Association copy. This is a first edition memoir by Carter H. Harrison IV, five-term..... More
Chicago: Dharma House, 1970. 3rd edition. Paperback. Small 8vo. Pictorial wraps. 142 pp. Sunning to spine. Small splatter stain on back cover. Bookplate inside front cover. Inscribed by author on title page. This is a collection of short articles on Buddhism and mindfulness signed by Kubose. Kubose was an influential teacher and..... More
Chicago: Bonus Books, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 9.25"x6.25". Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Pictorial dust jacket. Many photographic plates. 304 pp. Front jacket flap slightly bent. This is a signed first printing of Irv "Kup" Kupcinet's memoir in fine condition. Kup was a prolific Chicago journalist whose..... More
New York: Riverhead, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over blue boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 377 pp. Minor scuffing to jacket. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed first edition of Langer's sequel to the bestselling Crossing California, set in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood in..... More