Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1964. Hardcover. Introduction by Bell Irvin Wiley. 8vo. Blue cloth, price-clipped pictorial dust jacket. xxv, 372pp. Numerous illustrations, maps. Near fine/near fine. Ownership signature/vineyard bookplate on title page. First edition of this fine directory of historical sites, tight and attractive -- -- and bearing a lovely autograph addition as well: Tipped to the inner flyleaf is a Typed Letter Signed from Cromie, 1p, 7¼" X 10½", Grayslake, IL, n.y. Addressed to "Margaret and Ralph" (likely Ralph G. Newman, 1912-2000, founder of Chicago's noted Abraham Lincoln Book Shop). Near fine. On personal letterhead, Cromie chats amiably about cryptic personal matters, her "wobbly ankles," her various writing assignments, etc. Signed "Amore / Alice" in green fineline.

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Bookseller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20292
Title: A Tour Guide to the Civil War
Author: CROMIE, Alice Hamilton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Quadrangle Books
Place of Publication: Chicago
Date Published: 1964
Keywords: STATE DIRECTORIES" "MEMORIALS" "HISTORICAL SITES
Bookseller catalogs: Books; Civil War;

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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts accepts most major credit cards and PayPal. Checks are welcome. Institutions will be accommodated as their procedures require. Every effort has been made to describe each book and any defects accurately. If an item proves unsatisfactory for any reason, it may be returned within seven days. We would appreciate a courtesy call if an item is being returned. Member ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, The Manuscript Society.

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