BURTSCHI, Joseph C. (compiler) - Documentary History of Vandalia, Illinois: The State Capital of Illinois from 1819 to 1839

Vandalia, IL, The Chamber of Commerce of Vandalia, 1954. Hardcover. Small 4to. Full green leatherette with embossed gilt lettering and pictorial stamping, pictorial presentation box. Fine/very good. Green glossy pictorial paper over boards box lid slightly spotted, but both halves present, unbroken and tight. A lovely first edition of this keepsake created for the annual meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society, each member of which was presented with a souvenir copy with their name inked in (here John G. Oien, born 1887, noted Chicago area Lincoln scholar and officer of the ISHS). Very uncommon and seldom seen in the nifty presentation box. .

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