Gov Thomas Ford (68 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Small 8vo. Hardcover. Maroon cloth. Top edge gilt. 373pp. B&w illustrations. 2 fold-out maps. One of The Lakeside Classics. Light edge-wear to covers, else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Book is in very good condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. A History of Illinois. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Cloth. Condition: Very good+. First Edition. Lakeside Classics. Complete set of two 12mo volumes, [liv + 374pp] + [xiv + 372pp]. Illustrated with several folding maps and tissue-guarded plates. Hardcover, bound in original dark red cloth with gilt stamped titles to spines and gilt emblem to front covers. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. In very good plus condition, approaching near fine. Firm bindings and clean, bright, interior. No markings or signs of prior ownership, and very little wear. Gilt remains sharp and bright. A beautiful collectible set.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book is in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book is in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. no dj. The Lakeside Classics, Volume I issued at Christmas,1945 and volume II issued on Christmas, 1946. light age-toning in text-block. vol. 1 has a small dent in middle of top edge of rear cover. vol. 2 has a small nick on top of rear cover.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1945. No edition remarks. 374 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white portrait frontispiece. Fold-out maps. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near pristine.

Cloth Over Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. This book is in very good condition with tight binding and clean text. This is volume 1 only. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Exlibrary.

PF. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Maroon cloth covers with gilt decoration and lettering, gilt from top page edge has worn off, uncut page edges, a couple tape marks on FFEP, fold out map inlcuded, produced for Employees only at Donnelley as Christmas edition 1945, 6.75x 4.5 with 375 page.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Two volumes, 12mos, published in 1945 and 1946 by Lakeside Press. Clean with light wear. Bindings firm. Cardholders affixed to the rear endpapers are the only indication they are ex-library. Endpapers otherwise unmarked. All pages unmarked. Packed securely for shipment.

Reprint of 1854 edition. Condition: top of spine slightly frayed; slight wear to binding, else very good condition. Illustrated by 2 maps; sepia-toned illust. Reprint edition. Binding is cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. liv, 374 pp, b&w frontis, publisher's preface, historical introduction by Milo Milton Quaife, Reproduction of original title page, original introduction, to the public, 7 chapters, index with fold-out maps and tissue protected illustrations. Original subtitle: Containing a full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events. The Lakeside Classics Christmas Edition, 1945. Only the faintest wear to spine edges and fore-edge tips with endpapers lightly age-toned at gutters, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Burgandy cloth with gilt publisher's crest, ruling on front board, gilt lettering on the spine and gilt top edge. Size: 12mo. Book. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, Volume 1, edited by Milo Milton Quaife; maroon cover cloth with gilt decoration and title; fading and scuffing to exterior; gilt top page e dges; two foldout maps; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm b inding.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, Volume 2, edited by Milo Milton Quaife; maroon cover cloth with gilt decoration and title; fading and scuffing to exterior; gilt top page e dges; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. First thus. Fine in red cloth covered boards with gilt tooling on the front board and gilt text stamping on the spine and a gilt top edge to the text block. The gilt text on the spine and gilt decorations on the front board are bright and clean with spots of foxing in the hinge areas of the end sheets a result of a reaction with the glues used in binding. The Lakeside Classic for 1945. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. The original publication of this book was in 1854 after the author's death. Volume II of the book was published by the Lakeside Press in 1946. 364 pages including an index, text and two fold-out maps which are both in excellent condition. A nice copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt border and medallion on cover, t.e.g., fore-edge deckle. This is Volume Two, Volume One was the Lakeside Classics selection for 1945. Thomas Ford (1800-1850) was the eighth Governor of Illinois, and served in this capacity from 1842 to 1846. A Democrat, he is remembered largely for his involvement in the death of Joseph Smith, and the subsequent Illinois Mormon War. . Boards are rubbed, corners are lightly bumped, bookplate of previous owner on front endpapers, otherwise, this copy is clean and tight. VERY GOOD. The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 44. B&W Illustrations. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 371 pp.…

Hardcover. First thus. Near fine in red cloth covered boards with gilt tooling on the front board and gilt text stamping on the spine and a gilt top edge to the text block with the cloth at the upper edge of the spine very slightly rubbed. The Lakeside Classic for 1945. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. The original publication of this book was in 1854 after the author's death. Volume I of the book was published by the Lakeside Press in 1945. 369 pages including an index, text and two fold-out maps which are both in excellent condition. A beautiful, clean, crisp and handsome copy. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition Thus. 1. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt medallion and border on front cover, fore and bottom edge deckle, teg. B&W frontispiece. Compliments card laid-in. This volume is in almost perfect condition, showing only slight shelf-wear, else as new; unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. NEAR FINE. . The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 44. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. xi, 371 pp.…