Author: ANGLE, Paul M. (editor)
Title: Papers in Illinois History and Transactions for the Year 1940
Description: Springfield, The Illinois State Historical Society, 1941. Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark grey cloth. ix, 217pp. Illustrations, foldout map. Near fine. Tight, attractive first edition of the fourth volume in this annual series. Of greatest interest is that this was the copy of Adlai E. Stevenson II (1900-65), Illinois governor and twice Democratic presidential candidate, and after him son Adlai E. Stevenson III (1930-2021), U.S. senator from Illinois (1969-81). The lenghiest contribution by far (120 pages' worth) is H.A. Musham's "The Great Chicago Fire, October 8-10, 1871" and the foldout map depicts "Map Showing Progress of the Fire." Also of interest is a Typed Note Signed from editor Angle facing the title page -- a unique frontispiece of sorts. 1p, 8½" X 11", Springfield, IL, 14 March 1941. Addressed to Ralph G. Newman (1911-98, founder of Chicago's noted Abraham Lincoln Book Shop). Near fine. Two-hole punched at top. On "Illinois Historical Library" letterhead citing him as "Librarian," Angle chitchats with his bookseller friend: "The Biennial Register is available in our neighing [sic] institution, the Illinois State Library and, therefore, I shall not buy the volume which you are listing. Incidentally, an earlier volume in this series shows Lincoln's annual compensation -- probably for the year 1834 -- to have been almost $60.00. He was paid on a fee basis so the amount varies from year to year." Boldly signed in full. In 1946 the Chicago Historical Society published Angle's "The Great Chicago Fire: Described in Seven Letters by Men and Women Who Experienced Its Horrors, and Now Published in Commemoration of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Catastrophe" -- a volume in which Musham's account no doubt played a part. Could Newman at some point have gifted this copy to his good friend the governor? Other contents include Barbara Burr Hubbs' "Rivers That Meet in Egypt," James Alton James' "Robert Kennicott -- Pioneer Illinois Natural Scientist and Arctic Explorer," G.W. Smith's "Egypt's Cultural Contribution" and C.H. Cramer's "Robert Green Ingersoll." This odd variant edition, unlike other copies, bears no gilt lettering whatsoever on spine or front board -- publisher's error? A fascinating copy, in any case. .
Keywords: Illinois & Midwest Chicago
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Title: Papers in Illinois History and Transactions for the Year 1940
Description: Springfield, The Illinois State Historical Society, 1941. Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark grey cloth. ix, 217pp. Illustrations, foldout map. Near fine. Tight, attractive first edition of the fourth volume in this annual series. Of greatest interest is that this was the copy of Adlai E. Stevenson II (1900-65), Illinois governor and twice Democratic presidential candidate, and after him son Adlai E. Stevenson III (1930-2021), U.S. senator from Illinois (1969-81). The lenghiest contribution by far (120 pages' worth) is H.A. Musham's "The Great Chicago Fire, October 8-10, 1871" and the foldout map depicts "Map Showing Progress of the Fire." Also of interest is a Typed Note Signed from editor Angle facing the title page -- a unique frontispiece of sorts. 1p, 8½" X 11", Springfield, IL, 14 March 1941. Addressed to Ralph G. Newman (1911-98, founder of Chicago's noted Abraham Lincoln Book Shop). Near fine. Two-hole punched at top. On "Illinois Historical Library" letterhead citing him as "Librarian," Angle chitchats with his bookseller friend: "The Biennial Register is available in our neighing [sic] institution, the Illinois State Library and, therefore, I shall not buy the volume which you are listing. Incidentally, an earlier volume in this series shows Lincoln's annual compensation -- probably for the year 1834 -- to have been almost $60.00. He was paid on a fee basis so the amount varies from year to year." Boldly signed in full. In 1946 the Chicago Historical Society published Angle's "The Great Chicago Fire: Described in Seven Letters by Men and Women Who Experienced Its Horrors, and Now Published in Commemoration of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Catastrophe" -- a volume in which Musham's account no doubt played a part. Could Newman at some point have gifted this copy to his good friend the governor? Other contents include Barbara Burr Hubbs' "Rivers That Meet in Egypt," James Alton James' "Robert Kennicott -- Pioneer Illinois Natural Scientist and Arctic Explorer," G.W. Smith's "Egypt's Cultural Contribution" and C.H. Cramer's "Robert Green Ingersoll." This odd variant edition, unlike other copies, bears no gilt lettering whatsoever on spine or front board -- publisher's error? A fascinating copy, in any case. .
Keywords: Illinois & Midwest Chicago
Price: US$ 100.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 50113
- Book number: 50113
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