The Rock River Valley; Its History, Traditions, Legends, and Charms
Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. 3 vol. Royal 8vo. [2], v-xxiii, [2], 3-752, [2]; [4], 5-616, [2]; [4], 5-645, [1] pp. Publisher's green cloth with the spines in five compartments, spines lettered in gold; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Gutters protected by publisher's green cloth reinforcements. Covering Jefferson, Dodge, Dane, and Rock Counties, Wisconsin. Winnebago, Stephenson, Boone, Ogle, Lee, Whiteside, Henry and Rock Island Counties, Illinois are covered as well. Illustrated with a preliminary full-page photograph of the editor in volume one and with a plethora of full-page black and white photographs of the people and places covered in this expansive history of the Rock River region in Wisconsin and Illinois. Near Fine. Item #00009920
A Near Fine set with a touch of wear to the extremities, tissue guards show a bit of toning but the books are overall clean and beautiful.
Price: $400.00