New York: Rand McNally, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Slipcase. Several pages of photographic illustrations. 256 pp. Minor shelf wear to slipcase. An excellent copy. This is an illustrated retrospective of the first century of the Chicago Historical Society. More
Portland: Pomegranate Communications, 2016. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Boards. Dust jacket. Color photographic plates throughout. 318 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket. This is a book of architectural photography of the great buildings of Chicago with accompanying essays. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 4to. Red cloth with silver lettering and Chicago star device. Dust jacket. Color photographs throughout. 273 pp. Very minor shelf wear. This is a first printing of Caxton Club's history of Chicago publishing, highlighting influential books and documents throughout..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1912. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. 41 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and closed tears. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. This is a paper printed for members of the Chicago Literary Club, limited to 660 copies. The decorations on..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1902. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile historical charter fold-out pasted in. 86 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and chipping. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper of F.W. Gookin. Stamp in gutter of dedication page..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1902. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile historical charter fold-out pasted in. 86 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and chipping. Chip to top left corner of front cover. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper of..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1907. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile map of England fold-out pasted in. 50 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and closed tears. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Stamp in gutter of preface page: "A gift from Mrs. F.W. Blatchford..... More
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1977. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Frontispiece portrait. 110 pp. Attractive bookplate of James M. Goode inside front cover. A fine copy. This is a limited edition, finely printed statement of purpose by the legendary Chicago printers R.R. Donnelley and Sons. More
Cambridge University Press, 2004. Paperback. This is a socological study of grassroots feminist activism among Black women in Chicago public housing. More
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1946. First Thus. Cloth. In original box. 12mo. Original glassine wrapper. Navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine and Lakeside Press device in gilt on front cover. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece and photographic plates. Spine uncracked. A fine, unread copy. Includes uncommon original box. This is a...... More
London: Octopus Books, 1974. Cloth. Folio. Publisher's illustrated cloth boards. Many color illustrations throughout, including photographic plates. 144 pp. No jacket. Light wear to edges. Ex-library with sticker on spine and front cover and card pocket pasted on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a lushly illustrated children's..... More
Oak Park, IL: Top Five Books, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Full color plates. 364 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket edges. This is an uncommon monograph of the works of Italian-American industrial designer Iannelli, a collaborator of Frank Lloyd Wright and designer of Midway Gardens and..... More
Springfield, IL: Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, [1930s]. Wraps. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Photographic plates throughout. Pocket pasted inside rear cover containing large fold-out road map. 269 pp. Torn on top edge of spine on front wrapper and lower edge of spine on back wrapper. Last leaf has some holes..... More
Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Full color photographic plates. 243 pp. Signed by Kogan and Osgood on front free endpaper. Minor shelf wear. This is a signed first edition book of Chicago street photography, adapted from the authors' Sidewalks column in the..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Photographic plates throughout. 192 pp. Signed by Kurtis on title page. Very minor shelf wear to jacket. This is a signed first printing of the first book by legendary Chicago journalist (and Wait Wait Don't Tell Me..... More
Chicago: Fergus, 1889. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated plates and maps throughout. 551 pp. Front hinge splitting and threatening to detach. Rear cover detached. Cloth covering of spine loose on left edge but attached on right. Attractive bookplate of previous owner (Chalkley Jay..... More
Chicago: Bolden, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Inscribed on title page. This is a signed first printing collection of columns by longtime Chicago Tribune journalist Page. More
Putnam, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Association copy. This is first edition of Paretsky's Chicago police thriller inscribed to and previously owned by (famous/infamous) Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan: "Lisa Madigan, you really are the best thing that's happened to Illinois probably since Lincoln. Good wishes always, Sara Paretsky, 06.06.2011." This..... More
Chicago: Caxton Club, 1916. First Edition. Boards. 4to. Original binding of vellum-backed boards. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Uncut handmade Italian paper. 290 pp. Minor shelf wear to boards, with a 1/2" chip to the paper backing along right edge of front cover. Interior is perfect. Most pages are unopened. This..... More
Rolling Meadows, IL: 1987. Paperback. Staple-bound wraps. This is a rare fanzine about Mod bands and the Chicago Mod community. With original art, photos, album reviews, and opinion columns. More
New York: Harcourt Brace World, 1956. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Daugherty's woodcut illustrations throughout. 222 pp. 1" closed tear to bottom edge of front jacket cover. Price-clipped. An excellent copy. This is a vintage juvenile book reprinted from Carl Sandburg's classic Lincoln biographies and illustrated by James Daugherty. More
New York: Knopf, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Slight chipping to jacket edges, and a small chip on left edge of front jacket cover. Association copy. Inscribed to Thax Douglas on front free endpaper. This is a signed first printing of Segal's classic novel. This..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1954. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Some marginal notes in pencil. This is a nice midcentury printing of Sherwood's classic play. More
Chicago: self-published, 1903. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with pastedown on spine and gilt lettering on front cover. Gilt top edge. Numerous photographic and text illustrations. 323 pp. Corners bumped. Spine pastedown rather rubbed. Right edge of cloth spine covering torn from footer about halfway up. Ex-library with a...... More
University of Chicago Press, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. This is a first edition sociological study of eight Chicago neighborhoods, focusing on "decline, gentrification, or stability in the face of high and low crime rates and minority presence." More