The Early Day of Rock Island and Davenport: The Narratives of J.W. Spencer and J.M.D. Burrows by Quaife, Milo Milton, Editor - 1942

Chicago: The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1942. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Lakeside Classic No. 40. Illustrated. Red cloth with gilt titles and cover decoration; top edges gilt. Clean and unmarked. .

Chicago: The Lakeside Press. Very Good. 1942. Hardcover. 8vo . We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. P36 .

Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company. Used - Like New. 1942. The Lakeside Classics. Hardcover. Cloth. Octavo. xix & 315 pp. Top edge gilt. Pages lightly toned, otherwise like new. Fine. (Subject: Americana & Regional History).

Chicago IL: Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1942. Reprint. Hardcover. 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 315 pages .

Chicago: The Lakeside Press. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1942. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. xx, 315 pages, [3]. Frontispiece illustration of Spencer. Illustrated with sketches of Burrows and Prettyman. Burgundy cloth hardcover with gilt publisher seal and borders on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Gilt top edge. Shelf wear to the cloth binding. Toning to the end papers. Previous owner's label (James L. Tate) on the front paste down.

Chicago: The Lakeside Press. R R Donnelley and Sons Co.. Red boards are bright and crisp, lettering on the spine is lightly rubbed. . VG+. Hardcover. 1942.

Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company. Used - Very Good. 1942. The Lakeside Classics. Hardcover. Reprint. Very Good. (Subject: Lakeside Classics).

Chicago: Lakeside, 1942. hardcover. near fine. Frontis. 315 pages, 16mo, red cloth with gilt lettering and cover decoration; spine lightly sunned, some foxing to endpapers and foredge. Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1942.A near fine copy.<br/> <br/> Lakeside Classics.<br/> <br/>

Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1942. Hardcover. Near Fine. TEG. Privately owned. Embossed stamp to 3 preliminary endpapers. Gilt lettering to spine of deep red, cloth-covered boards. Gilt debossed publisher's Indian head "pressmark" to front board. Photograph of J. W. Spencer to frontispiece with tissue overlay. Woodblock prints of J. M. D. Burrows and R. M. Prettyman. Clean, tight, bright. 315 pp with index. Lakeside Classics present first-person narratives of American history and narratives by Americans with experiences beyond our borders. The first narrative is by J. W. Spencer entitled Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in the Mississippi Valley, first published in 1872. The second narrative, Fifty Years in Iowa : Being the Personal Reminiscences of J. M D. Burrows, concerning the Men and Events, Social Life, Industrial Interests, Physical Development, and Commercial Progress of Davenport and Scott County, During the Period from 1838 to 1888.

Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelley and Sons, 1942. Hardcover. Near Fine. A Near Fine volume with mildly foxed closed page edges; top edge gilt (still bright) with gilt titles and decoration. Interior pages are clean and bright, no marking. Originally issued in the late 1800s, this reprint is a fabulous way to read the writings of early American pioneers. Frontispiece with tissue guard in place. A thirteen page Index at rear. 315 pages. Protected in a mylar slip.