Lansden John M (16 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Reprint (originally published 1910). Paged as i-xviii, [2], 13-306. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed; slight scuffing, nicks, and a few minor tears at edges; front flap is not price-clipped. Brown cloth. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. ISBN 0809307626. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Southern Illinois University Press reprint of the original 1910 edition. Lightest wear only. 306 pages, with illustrations.

paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No marks or DJ splits. Minimal use or wear. Feels tight and unread.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good / with Protective Cover. Reprint. Good condition. Clean text, few breaks on the spine. The d.j. has some edge wear and creasing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. By Grandson.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Thus. Solid clean copy in like new covers. With many illustrations including maps, portraits and historic buildings. Top ends sprinkled with small age spots. Jacket with bright lettering, but has general usage, with impression lines and fading borders on rear.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 306 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good with good to very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is worn at spine tips and corners, has a one inch hole in fore edge of front panel, has a one inch scar on front panel, and has a one inch tear at top back edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition Thus. Presentation copy: "To . With every good wish Robt. L. Lansden Grandson of the author Cairo, Illinois Dec. 1978." (signed on the first blank fly-leaf). Foreword by Clyde C. Walton. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not price clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Near fine condition in very good + dust jacket. Originally published in 1910, this work is considered "one of the finest examples of local history ever written." Published for Alexander-Pulaski U. S. Bicentennial Commission, The Board of County Commissioners of Alexander County, and Robert L. Lansden by Southern Illinois University Press. ; Black-and-white illustrations; 8vo.; xviii, 306 pages.…

Hard Back. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 306 pages in 33 chapters with 33 illustrations. With a list of sponsors of this reprint edition. Brown cloth with maroon and gold decorated spine. One lightly bumped corner otherwise an As New very tight unmarked book. A reprint of the original 1910 Edition Published by R.R. Donnelley & Sons. This new edition of Lansden's classic 1910 history brings back into print one of the finest examples of local history ever written. Foreword to this edition by Clyde C. Walton. Illustrated with Maps and many photographs. It was re- published here for the Alexander-Pulaski U.S. Bicentennial Commission, The Board of County Commissioners of Alexander County and Robert L. Lansden. Though Lansden derived from earlier, incomplete accounts of Cairo, his was the first full-scale work, and is to date the only complete early history of Cairo, stressing Cairo's significant relations with its area as well as with the country itself. Lansden is best remembered by the citizens of Cairo as the man who wrote the book that keeps its history alive. Almost every student in the Cairo schools has studied Lansden's history at one time or another and many citizens from time to time resolve local historical disputes by referring to it. Frontispiece photograph of the author.…

Hardcover. Condition: G+. No Jacket. Assumed First Edition. 303 pp, there are folding maps and b/w illustrations with some photos, the book and contents are clean and tight, one page has the lower corner cut off ( not affecting text ), the second front free endpaper has former owner name, city, and date, the frontis and title page have some impressions on the lower part, ( perhaps something was laid there and was removed ? ), the book has been rebound in cloth with green spine and corners with tan covers, a little of the corners and spine has light color flecking, this is a solid and usable book.…

Condition: Fair. Chicago, IL: R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1910. 1st edition. Sm 4to hardcover. 303pp. B/W photos, folded plates. Fair book. No dust jacket. Front hinge cracked. Bookplate on front pastedown. (Cairo, Illinois, History) Inquire if you need further information.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. B&W Photos; 8 vo 6 1/4 x 9 1/2"; 303 pages; b/w illustrations with photos. Original greensolid cloth binding with only a bit of slight wear at the head and crown of spine. Large fold out maps. One folding map with short tear at insertion area. Clean and unmarked. 1st edition with publication date matching copyright date. A few leaves with rough edges to a depth of 1/64". Plates and contents overall are Fine. Portrait frontis, illus, portraits, maps.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1912 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 18 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

(ILLINOIS). (CAIRO). LANSDEN, John M. A History of the City of Cairo, Illinois. Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1910. 1st ed. 303 pp. Portrait frontis., illus., portraits, maps (some folding). Orig. cloth, T.e.g. Light wear to spine ends, else a very good copy. Chapter devoted to the Civil War.…