H Van Sellar (4 results)

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Edgar County, IL, are recalled through colorful tales and factual data in this excerpt from the hard-to-find 1905 book: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Edgar County, edited by H. Van Sellar. The brand new 79-page 8.5" x 11" booklet is spiral bound with the front cover protected with a vinyl sheet. Except where noted below, individual biographies from the original book are not included in this book, but will soon be available in a separate booklet. Among the topics included are: Early History; County Organization; Pioneer Settlers (including bios of John B. Alexander, Milton K. Alexander, Col. James M. Blackburn, General Isaac Sandford, Hiram Sandford, Leander Munsell, Col. Jonathan Mayo, George W. Rives); Fauna and Flora; Industral Progress; Precinct Organization, including names of many more settlers; Township History; the City of Paris with names of officials between 1849 and 1904; Material Development (transportation, communications, manufacturing, county fairs); Banking Institutions; Political history with names of officials; Doctors and Lawyers; Ministers; Education; Churches; Journalism; Fraternal Associations with names of officers; War History (with many names). Since our booklets are produced directly from the original vintage materials there are occasionally smudges, underlines or other marks which could not be deleted without damaging the type. In such cases we have chosen readibility as our primary goal.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth with brown leather spine and corners. The leather is bright. The front cover is detached. By request we can attach it from the inside with cloth, but the hinge on the outside will still be split. Color map of Edgar County is crisp.

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Leather binding is in very nice condition with minor rubbing and a small tear in the front cover cloth (repaired). Internally clean and tight with all edges gilt. Edgar County section is 160 pages. ; 781 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Pages up to p. 616 cover Illinois in depth. Following page 616, covers Edgar County specifically. Total 781 pages. 4to. County map of Illinois (colored, full page) follows title page. Bateman's portrait on map verso. Binding: 3/4 dark leather, with dark green cloth. Front hinge weak, but not detached, still firm. Rear hinge is sound. Volume seems to have spent much of its early years laying on a table, rear cover down. Dampness has mottled the green cloth, shifting some color to turquoise. There is some rippling of rear pages.On front cover there are light ripples in top front corner of first five pages, and not affecting the title page. All of that said, the volume is intact and in good plus condition. The spine is bright and beautiful, with minor rubbing to the leather. Weight is 5 lbs, 12 oz.…