History Of Chicago. From The Earliest Period To The Present Time Andreas, A. T. Books

28x21 cm. 3 volumes. First edition. Modern library buckram. Ex-library, with rubber stamps and blind stamps throughout, including edges and title pages. Folding plate of Chicago after the Fire is torn, lacking rightmost panel. 38 portraits of noted figures. Maps and plates. Jewell A18: "The Standard History of Chicago through the 19thC - and not since superseded in its usefulness. Howes A43: "Andreas' work is fundamental to the study of Chicago". Paul Angle: "The great mine of Chicago history . undoubtedly the three volumes were the biggest and most important project ever undertaken and completed by Chicago printers [to that time] ." Walter Ristow: "Andreas assembled this unparalleled reference work by employing a dozen researchers, and many more volunteers. In addition to the historical accounts, there are 2236 complete biographies within. . still recognized as the best historical record of Chicago in the nineteenth century."