SKETCH OF EDWARD COLES, SECOND GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS, AND OF THE SLAVERY STRUGGLE OF 1823 - 4 PREPARED FOR THE CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BY E. B. WASHBURNE

E. B. WASHBURNE

Published by JANSEN, McCLURG & COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1882

Language: English

Condition: Fair Hardcover

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THIS BOOK IS AN EX-LIBRARY VOLUME WITH BLIND AND PERFORATED STAMPS ON THE TITLE PAGE AND A PRINTED "RULES OF THE LIBRARY" GLUED TO THE INNER FRONT COVER. THERE IS A SMALL LIBRARY STICKER ON THE SPINE. THERE IS A RESIDUE OF A LIBRARY POCKET ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR COVER. THE TISSUE GUARD ON THE FRONTISPIECE PORTRAIT OF EDWARD COLES IS TORN. THE INTERIOR OF THE BOOK IS TIGHT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE 18 CHAPTERS. THERE ARE FIVE FACSIMLE LETTERS ON ONION SKIN PAPER THAT ARE FOLDED INTO THE TEXT. GOVERNOR COLES, THE SECOND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WAS A PRINCIPLE FORCE IN PREVENTIING THE NEW STATE OF ILLINOIS FROM BECOMING A SO CALLED SLAVE STATE. Seller Inventory # 2223565

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Title: SKETCH OF EDWARD COLES, SECOND GOVERNOR OF ...

Publisher: JANSEN, McCLURG & COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Publication Date: 1882

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition

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