Travel and Description 1765-1865. Together with a List of County Histories, Atlases, and Bibliographical Collections and a List of Territorial and State Laws (Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library Vol IX)
by Buck, Solon Justus
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- Hardcover
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Illinois State Historical Library. Used - Good. 1914. Reprint. Cloth, octavo, xi and 514 pp. Staining, rubbing and bumping to boards. Spine is sunned, with head starting to fray. Binding is sound. (Subject: Chicago, Illinois, & Midwest.)
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- Travel and Description 1765-1865. Together with a List of County Histories, Atlases, and Bibliographical Collections and a List of Territorial and State Laws (Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library Vol IX)
- Author
- Buck, Solon Justus
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Illinois State Historical Library
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