Author: Olsen, Ernst W. (Editor) in collaboration with Anders Schon and Martin J. Engberg Title: History of the Swedes of Illinois
Description: Chicago, The Engberg-Holmberg Publishing Company, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Three volumes bound in one; Octavo; pp. I; 933 with index; II; 416 with index; III: 268 with index; iIllustrated; many portraits; decorated pebbled brown cloth lettered in gilt; patterned endpapers; Some edge wear; top right fore-edge of pages a bit eroded without any loss; front hinges started and repaired, A good or better copy, sound. What appears as the definitive work on the Swedish immigrant experience in Illinois prior to 1908. Contains a section on Civil War regiments as well. Biographical sketches with portraits. A very heavy book, it weighs in excess of ten pounds. Good + .
Keywords: Americana; Swedes in America Mid-Western Americana
Price: US$ 150.00 Seller: Austin's Antiquarian Books
- Book number: 13237
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