Description of Meadow Brook Farm, near Elgin, Illinois, belonging to George S. Bowen, of Chicago.

Bowen, George S.

Published by National Livestock Journal Press, Chicago, 1871

About this Item

First edition, 12mo, pp. 23, [1]; frontispiece, 4 full-page illustrations in the text; original dark green glazed paper wrappers printed in gilt; extremities a little worn, back wrap slightly chipped; very good. The frontispiece (signed "Baker sc.") is a fine view of the farm's large dairy barn, floorplans for which appear in the text. Included also is a short account of a "barn sociable," attended by nearly 400 people on the occasion of the barn's dedication in 1870, and at which a prize was awarded for proposing the best name for the farm. Bowen here is offering the 400-acre farm for sale "on very easy and desireable terms." A principal in the Chicago dry goods firm Bowen & Bros., and a one-time mayor of Elgin, Bowen was an organizer of the Chicago & Pacific Railroad. Not in Ante-Fire Imprints. Four in OCLC: AAS, IU, Chicago, and IU-Chicago. Seller Inventory # 55391

Bibliographic Details

Title: Description of Meadow Brook Farm, near Elgin...

Publisher: National Livestock Journal Press, Chicago

Publication Date: 1871

Binding: Soft cover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition