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Massillon, OH. Massillon, OH: Massillon Bicentennial-Sesquicentennial Committee. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. Dust jacket is rubbed, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Well-written, informative history of Massillon, Ohio. Illustrated with b/w photos. Scarce. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 194 pages. L2 .

Jacksonville, IL. Jacksonville, IL: Illinois College. Very Good-. 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Bound in original green cloth, extremities are rubbed and slightly worn. Includes 25 pages of ads from local Jacksonville and area companies. Last 15 pages (all ads) have a waterstain at top outside corner; otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. . A solid copy. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 120 pages. J0 .

Holy Cow! Press. Fine. 1998. 1st Printing. Softcover. No defects; book is As New, unread. . A marvelous anthology of short pieces, all written by women and all about life on the Great Lakes, from 1789 to the present. A beautiful copy of the first edition, published in 1998 by Holy Cow! Press. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 404 pages. F3 .

Princeton University Press. Very Good+. 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Bound in black coth with minor rubbing and scuffing to extremities, very minor foxing to first two pages. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Nine papers examine aspects of the general topic. . This edition limited to 100 copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR of two of the papers, Arthur D. Graeff. Includes biographical guide and index as well as an Appendix on the Pennsylvania German dialect. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 299 pages. Signed by Author. E5 .

W. N. MacFarlane. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Faint, hardly visible yellow stains to pages 2 and 3, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . The history of Johnston City, Illinois, situated on Lake of Egypt. Profusely illustrated with period photos. Figures, charts. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY Nolan Macfarlane on first endpaper. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 188 pages. Signed by Author. C6 .

Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1939. Hardcover. Bound in tan buckram covers, a little rubbing to to bottom edge of spine. Excellent condition otherwise, binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Author was noted Kentucky historian, this was his fourth book. SIGNED AND WARMLY INSCRIBED by Clark to Virgil and Elizabeth (probably Virgil Steed and his wife, based on information given in the Acknowledgments). The inscription is dated April 9, 1939, so this is a very early printing. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 350 pages. Signed by Author. T6 .

Self Published. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Dust jacket has several short tears, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has light spotting to top page ends, slight, faint crease to first few pages, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . The history of La Pointe, on Madeline Island in northernmost Wisconsin. Illustrated with many photos, maps, and diagrams. A handsome copy. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 200 pages. M2 .

Self-Published. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2000. Softcover. Small peeled spot to back cover where a label was removed, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . A book of poetry, with themes from Eastern Kentucky. Illustrated by Lisa Inglis. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 50 pages. S6 .

Kosair Temple, Louisville KY. Fine with no dust jacket. 1987. 1st Edition. Softcover. No defects; binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . This is the Centennial edition of Kosair Kolums. It provides a history of the 100 years of the Kosair Shrine Temple in Louisville, Kentucky. Printed on coated paper, illustrated card covers. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 64 pages. S0 .

Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. Near Fine. 1978. Softcover. Faint and small stain to upper corner of front cover, no other defects. Pages are crisp, tight, unmarked; book appears unread. . Five papers treating aspects of the general topic, with particular emphasis on Indiana and the Ohio Valley. . Papers Presented at an Indiana American Revolution Bicentennial Symposium Series. Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 126 pages. I6 .

Indiana Historical Society. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1931. Softcover. Stapled booklet with gray card covers, small spot of soil to front cover, no other defects. . Author delineates the history of some of the first historical societies in the United States. Indiana's was formed in 1830, only 14 years after she became a state. . Publications, Vol. 10, No. 2 Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 15 pages. I4 .

Indiana Historical Society. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1937. 1st Edition. Softcover. Stapled booklet in card covers; front cover and first few pages have a slight corner curl. Book has been gently read. . This is the first publication in the Prehistory Research Series published by the Indiana Historical Society. . Prehistory Research Series Volume I, Number I Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 24 pages. I4 .

Urbana. Urbana: St. Patrick Catholic Church, Urbana Illinois. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1978. Softcover. Glossy paper covers are rubbed and lightly creased, spine a little sunned. Pages have no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Trade PB. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 68 pages. M5 .

Bath, MI. Bath, MI: Enterprise Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket has small tears and is age-toned at spine and margins, now protected by fresh mylar cover. Book covers are mildly warped, Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. Bright red cloth covers with bright gilt lettering to spine. . A juvenile and quasi-fictional but substantial biography of Lewis Cass's early days. During the War of 1812, Cass served as Brigadier General, and he long served as Governor of Michigan Territory. He later was Secretary of War under Andrew Jackson, a member of the Senate from Michigan, and the Democratic candidate for President, losing to Zachary Taylor. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the first endpaper. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 176 pages. Signed by Author. C6 .

U. Kentucky Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1955. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Back panel of jacket is lightly foxed, with tiny tears, rubbing and light wear to top edge, now in mylar cover. Very light foxing to endpapers of book, top page ends are darkened, light foxing to endpapers. Binding is tight, pages are clean, book appears unread. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the editor on first endpaper: "For Dorcas Ruthenburg ... Hollis Summers." . Nearly all of the 15 short stories take place in Kentucky. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 247 pages. Signed by Editor. C2 .

Chicago. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Jacket is rubbed with small chips and tears, back panel soiled, now protected by fresh mylar cover. Aqua cloth covers of book are a bit faded at edges. Tight, square, pages clean and bright. . Classic study of the American Midwest (comprising, roughly, the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri). Again, very roughly, the states of the original Big Ten. A nice copy of the first edition. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 351 pages. K2 .

Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. Fine. 1978. Softcover. No defects. Pages are crisp, tight, unmarked; book appears unread. . Five papers treating aspects of the general topic, with particular emphasis on Indiana and the Ohio Valley. . Papers Presented at an Indiana American Revolution Bicentennial Symposium Series. Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 126 pages. K1 .

Purdue University. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1926. Softcover. Light scuffing and curling to paper covers, author Gray's name written on front cover, probably his personal copy. . Research studies with Indiana coal. Report includes 12 tables and 28 illustrations. Printed on coated paper. . Bulletin no. 26, Engineering experiment station Series. Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 199 pages. J3 .

Indiana Historical Bureau. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Gilt titles are dulled, else Fine. Book appears unread. . The papers of an early Indiana governor, filled with details on contemporary Indiana history. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 499 pages. J1 .

Bloomington. Bloomington: Indiana University. Near Fine. 1925. Hardcover. Two tiny tears to head of spine, no other defects. Unusual and attractive embossed and heavily decorated cloth covers. . This is a beautiful Indiana University yearbook, for the year 1925. You've heard of the roaring twenties? This is what they were like at a Midwestern University situated in Bloomington, a small town in Indiana. It was in this town and at this time that Hoagy (more correctly, "Hoagland") Carmichael grew up and later returned to for his university study. He appears in at least three photos in this beautiful yearbook: as a member of Kappa Sigma, where he was wearing a mustache; dressed completely in monkey costume, acting in some unidentified function; and in a photo in the tiny "Music" section captioned "Oogie Oogie Wah Wah, two self-styled campus nuts, " clearly him, though not identified by name, with a friend. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 432 pages. M7 .