Illinois Central Railroad Company Offers for sale Over 1,500,000 Acres Selected Farming and Wood Lands in Tracts of Forty Acres and Upwards, to Suit Purchasers, on Long Credits and at Low Rates of Interest, Situated on Each Side of their Railroad...
by Illinois Central Railroad Company
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: Illinois Central Rail Road Office, 1857. Promotional brochure touting the rich resources of Illinois, with supportive letters, statistics, terms of payment, two maps, illustrations. Ante-Fire Imprints 263, Byrd 2683. Original wraps bound in black leather for Clifford G. Massoth, former IC PR manager and editor of the Illinois Central Magazine, with his name & note inside front cover. Light wear, minor tear to front paste-down endsheet; original cover with light stains, old tape 'repair', a few other light stains within. Text clean; 2 maps (one double-page), illustration, 80 pages + 4 pages advertising the IC and two other railways, steamships to St. Paul.. Later Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 5¾" by 9".
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- r0838
- Title
- Illinois Central Railroad Company Offers for sale Over 1,500,000 Acres Selected Farming and Wood Lands in Tracts of Forty Acres and Upwards, to Suit Purchasers, on Long Credits and at Low Rates of Interest, Situated on Each Side of their Railroad...
- Author
- Illinois Central Railroad Company
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Illinois Central Rail Road Office
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- Immigration, Railroads, Railways, Americana, Agriculture, Farming
- Size
- 5¾" by 9"
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...