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Illinois Historical Books (15) [150671]

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Vintage Chinese Historical Book - Li Shi Zhi Nan: Vintage Chinese Historical Book - Li Shi Zhi Nan Dimension: 260 x 190(mm) 10.24 x 7.48(inches) Weight: 1.83 lbs/829 g

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Papers in Illinois History 1937-42(2x 1940)-includes Southern attitudes toward Abraham Lincoln, Civil War battles, 1871 Great Chicago Fire. 2x Transactions McLean County Historical Society Vol. III. Governors' Letter Books 1840-1853. Pope's Digest 1815 Vol I. Laws of the Northwest Territory 1788-1800 by Pease. Chicago Historical Society Address and Papers 1905-1915-biological sketch of John Peter Altgeld. The Edwards Papers by Washburn-letters and papers of Ninian Edwards. The Location of the Chicago Portage Route of the Seventeenth Century by Knight. Governor Edward Coles by Alvord 1920 435pp with index. The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning Vol. II 1865-1881. Browning was an attorney in Illinois was active in the Whig and Republican Parties. Also a US Senator and the US Secretary of the Interior. State:Illinois City: Date: Provenance: Stuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection

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Illinois Historical Books (15) [150671]

Name: Illinois Historical Books (15) [150671]
SKU: 129483268
Price: 150 USD
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