(CHICAGO) Chicago in 1820. Chicago:(CHICAGO) Chicago in 1820. Chicago: C. Inger & Bodtker 1867. Hand colored lithograph of Fort Dearborn and the home of John Kinzie with inset portrait of Kinzie. Light soiling; marginal brownspotting. Framed. 19 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches.
* (CHICAGO) A group of five works.* (CHICAGO) A group of five works. The Great Chicago Fire. By Robert Cromie. Chicago: McGraw-Hill n.d. 8vo publisher's green cloth dust jacket. Signed. With Chicago Fire Centennial Section laid-in. Fabulous Chicago. By Emmett Dedman. New York: Random House 1953. 8vo publisher's illustrated cloth dust jacket. First printing. Nature's Metropolis. By William Cronon. New York and London: W.W. Norton 1991. 8vo paper-back. The Great Chicago Fire. Chicago: The Chicago Historical Society 1946. Thin 8vo publisher's grey boards. The Chicago Historical Society 1856-1956. By Paul M. Angle. Chicago New York and San Francisco: Rand McNally 1956. 8vo publisher's blue cloth over linen gilt-stamped boards slipcase. (5 total)
* (CHICAGO) A group of five books.* (CHICAGO) A group of five books. The Gang. By Frederic M. Thrasher. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (1927). Chicago Police Problems. By The Citizens' Police Committee. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press (1931). The Public Schools of Chicago. By Hannah B. Clark. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1897. Chicago Accent. By Art Shay. Chicago: Stephen Daiter Gallery (2007). Steppenwolf 25. Portraits by Victor Skrebneski. Naperville IL: Sourcebooks n.d. (5 total)
* (CHICAGO LITERATURE) A group* (CHICAGO LITERATURE) A group of 10 titles in 13 volumes by Chicago authors including one Nelson Algren signed. Streetwise Chicago: A History of Chicago Street Names. By Don Hayner and Tom McNamee. Chicago: Loyola University Press (1988). Plants of the Chicago Region. By Floyd Swink. S.l.: The Morton Arboretum (1969). Brillig. By Vincent Starrett. Chicago: Dierkes 1949. The Fasting Cure. By Upton Sinclair. Los Angeles: By the Author (1911). Chicago. By Studs Terkel. New York: Pantheon (1985). 2 copies. Maud Martha. By Gwendolyn Brooks. New York: Harper & Brothers (1953). What of the City? By Walter D. Moody. Chicago: A.C. McClurg 1919. 2 copies. Reminiscences of John V. Farwell by His Elder Daughter. Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour (1928). 2 vols. A Walk on the Wild Side. By Nelson Algren. New York: Farrar Strauss Cudahy (1956). 2 copies one inscribed.
THE DREAM CITY[Chicago] The DreamTHE DREAM CITY[Chicago] The Dream City. Milwaukee: American Fine Art Co. for Western Rural, (1893). Color engraving depicting Chicago at a birdês-eye view, including buildings of the Columbian Exposition, and many boats and sailing vessels in Lake Michigan. 16 x 24”. Old vertical fold, creased upper left margin.
Chicago Jazz District on a rainyChicago Jazz District on a rainy night gouache on board. 14'' H x 18'' W.
* (CHICAGO) A group of 16 books* (CHICAGO) A group of 16 books pertaining to Chicago. Chicago on Foot. Chicago: J. Philip O'Hara (1973). Chicago in Picture and Poetry. By Horace Spencer Fiske. Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour 1903. Chicago Interiors: Views of a Splendid World. By David Lowe. Chicago: Contemporary Books 1979. Conflict & Creativity. Architects & Sculptors in Chicago 1871-1937. Chicago: The Arts Club 1994. Chicago Sculpture. By James L. Riedy. Urbana: University of Illinois Press (1981). A History of Chicago. By Bessie Louise Pierce. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1940. Picturesque Chicago and Guide to the World's Fair. Baltimore: R.H. Woodward 1892. A Guide to Chicago's Historic Suburbs On Wheels & On Foot. Chicago: Swallow Press 1981. Working. By Studs Terkel. New York: Pantheon (1972). All About Chicago. By John Ashenhurst. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1933. Division Street: America. By Studs Terkel. New York: Pantheon 1967. Chicago: 150 Years of Architecture 1833-1983. By Ante Glibota and Frederic Edelmann. Paris: Paris Art Center 1984. Midnight in Duneland. Ronald D. Cohen ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press 1998. Chicago: The World's Youngest Great City. Chicago: American Publisher's n.d. 2 copies. Fifty Years 1884-1934. Chicago: A.B. Dick 1934.
* (CHICAGO COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION)* (CHICAGO COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION) THE WHITE CITY The White City (As It Was). Text by Selim H. Peabody and Stanley Wood. Chicago: The White City Art Company 1894. Oblong 4to publisher's gilt-lettered maroon pebbled cloth. Illustrated with numerous black and white plates. Hinges tender; some rubbing to boards; interior in good condition.
1 vol. (Chicago.) Wilkie, F.B.1 vol. (Chicago.) Wilkie, F.B. "Walks about Chicago," and Army and Miscellaneous Sketches. Chicago: Church, Goodman and Donnelley, 1869. First edition. 12mo, later 19th-Century 3/4 morocco & marbled bds., red morocco spine label, orig. gilt-lettered cloth spine label & (back?) cover bound in. Fold. frontis. Minor dampstaining to fore-edge of title page & a few other front matter leaves.
CHICAGO AND ITS MAKERS. A NarrativeCHICAGO AND ITS MAKERS. A Narrative of Events from the Day of the First White Man to the Inception of the Second World's Fair by Paul Gilbert and Charles Lee Bryson. Felix Mendelsohn Publisher 1929 Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is
CHICAGO, REPRODUCTION TRAVEL POSTERCHICAGO, REPRODUCTION TRAVEL POSTER Sight size: 45 x 29 1/2 in., framed.
HISTORY OF CHICAGO. THREE VOLUMES,HISTORY OF CHICAGO. THREE VOLUMES, 1885 Alfred Theodore Andreas (American, 1839-1900). "History of Chicago", three volumes published 1884-1886. Pebbled Morocco leather with gilt decorative border on boards and spine.Approx. averaging h. 12" w. 2" d. 9 (each)
(CHICAGO) [Chicago: Its History(CHICAGO) [Chicago: Its History and Its Builders.] Chicago: Pictorial and Biographical. De Luxe Supplement. Chicago: S.J. Clarke 1913. 3 vols. 4to 3/4 morocco over marbled boards titles in gilt to spines titles in red and black. With 139 portraits each with tissue guards. Rubbing to boards; ends chipped; spine detached from backstrip vol. II; offsetting from plates to tissue guards; otherwise good.
* DONNELLY R. R. The White City* DONNELLY R. R. The White City (As It Was). Chicago: White City Art Company 1894. Folio misbound. 19 parts. The White City Art Company Chicago Illinois Series 10
D. H. BURNHAM & CO.: "PROPOSEDD. H. BURNHAM & CO.: "PROPOSED ADDITION TO THE CITY STATE BANK BUILDING WELLS AND RANDOLPH STREET CHICAGO" Black and red ink drawing on paper 48 x 36 1/2 in. (image) signed D.H. Burnham and dated 1927.
Ada Enander (American, early 20thAda Enander (American, early 20th century), "View of Chicago", watercolor/paper, "17" x 21.5"; signed.
(CHICAGO) BURNHAM DANIEL Plan of(CHICAGO) BURNHAM DANIEL Plan of Chicago. Chicago: The Commercial Club 1909. 4to blue cloth lettered in gilt frontispiece t.e.g. Illustrated with numerous color plates some fold-out. Number 1 213 of 1 650 copies. Housed in custom clamshell box. Boards rubbed and faded; ends chipped; ex-library copy with call number to spine and bookplate tipped to front pastedown; library stamp to edges and first 7 pp.; offsetting from some plates; hinges reinforced.
19th c. bookstand marked Chicago.19th c. bookstand marked Chicago. 48'' Ht.
NELSON HOLBROOK WHITE (AMERICANNELSON HOLBROOK WHITE (AMERICAN B.1932) VIEW OF CHICAGO SKYLINE 1975. Oil on cavnasboard signed and dated lower right (12'' x 16''). Together with: Artist Unknown (20th Century) Sailboats oil on canvas unsigned (15'' x 18'') Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is
1 piece. Original Watercolor Poster1 piece. Original Watercolor Poster Master. "Chicago World's Fair." N.p., [1933]. 20 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches (520 x 360mm) - sheet size. Geometrical architectural & Egyptian motifs in pastel colors.
SIGNED WATSON CHICAGO SKYLINE ATSIGNED WATSON CHICAGO SKYLINE AT NIGHT PAINTINGFramed mixed media painting on paper, Chicago at Night, signed lower right Watson, sight: approx 14.75"h, 21.75"w, overall: approx 26"h, 32.5"w, 9.25lbs
Chicago Picasso Model SculptureMarked:Chicago Picasso Model SculptureMarked: "1967 CHGO. PUB. BLDG. CHICAGO REPLICA CO." metal on marble base
Dimensions: H: 5.75 inches: W: 4.25 inches: D: 3 inches ---
Condition: Good condition.
MEHIGAN WEEDEN, CHICAGO (20TH CENTURY),MEHIGAN WEEDEN, CHICAGO (20TH CENTURY), GIRL WITH RED CIRCLE, MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER, 21 1/2"H X 9 3/4"W (SIGHT), 28 3/4"H X 17"W (FRAME)Mehigan Weeden, Chicago, (20th Century) girl with red circle, mixed media on paper Signed lower right. mixed media on paper Dimensions: 21 1/2"H x 9 3/4"W (sight), 28 3/4"H x 17"W (frame)
Glenn C. Sheffer (American, 1881-1948)Glenn C. Sheffer (American, 1881-1948) Chicago World's Fair Century of Progress 1833-1933 vintage travel poster The Fair's symbolic siren welcomes travelers to the Windy City's futuristic skyline. 41 7/8" x 21". Good condition with very small tear to upper margin and very minor wrinkling to edges.
Chicago Picasso Model SculptureMarked:Chicago Picasso Model SculptureMarked: "1967 CHGO. PUB. BLDG. CHICAGO REPLICA CO."
Dimensions: H: 5.5 inches: W: 4 inches: D: 4 inches ---
Condition: Light wear.
* Luigi Kasimir (Austrian 1881-1962)* Luigi Kasimir (Austrian 1881-1962) Scenes of Chicago lithograph signed Luigi Kasimir (lower center) 14 x 18 inches.
JAMES SWANN (IL/TX, 1905-1985)JAMES SWANN (IL/TX, 1905-1985) "Night in Chicago", drypoint etching, titled and signed in pencil, Chicago Society of Etchers embossed seal lower left. Unframed, loose in paper mat (AAA), in foamcore folio. Also includes original blue paper folio with CS of E seal, clipped magazine photo of the artist at work. Sheet size: 10 1/4" x 14 1/4"", impression: 6 3/4" x 10 3/4".
''Adlake...Chicago'' 16'' Ht. railroad''Adlake...Chicago'' 16'' Ht. railroad lamp.
15 PIECES OF CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN15 PIECES OF CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN MENUS & EPHEMERA
CURRIER & IVES, THE CITY OF CHICAGO,CURRIER & IVES, THE CITY OF CHICAGO, LITHOGRAPHIC MAP, FRAME: 27 X 38-1/4 INCurrier & Ives, The City of Chicago, Lithographic Map, Frame: 27 x 38-1/4 in
Currier & Ives color print, "TheCurrier & Ives color print, "The Burning of Chicago". 10 3/4" x 14 3/4".
Plan of Chicago , first edition,Plan of Chicago , first edition, prepared by Daniel H. Burnham and Edward Bennett (1874-1954, architect and city planner), under the direction of The Commercial Club, 1909, number 5 of 1650, bookplate inside front board "Presented to Edward H. Bennett by The Commercial Club of Chicago", 10 x 12-1/2 in. Front tissue paper intact, corners bumped and torn, spine worn and faded, cloth on boards separated and frayed, stains, discoloration, pages separating from spine, glue scar and paper residue below bookplate. Private Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
TWO FRAMED REPRODUCTION POSTERS:TWO FRAMED REPRODUCTION POSTERS: CHICAGO TOURISM & 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS. Berlin 1936 Olympische Spiele after Franz Wurbel (45'' x 31.75'' frame). Chicago The Vacation City after Paul Proehl (48.75'' x 33.50'' frame) Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is
Currier & Ives "The Burning ofCurrier & Ives "The Burning of Chicago" hand colored lithograph. 8" x 12 5/8"
Kellogg & Bulkley lithograph ''ChicagoKellogg & Bulkley lithograph ''Chicago Fire'' matted and framed behind glass crease to paper some toning ss: 11 1/2'' h. x 14'' w.
Glenn C. Sheffer and Sidney RiesenbergGlenn C. Sheffer and Sidney Riesenberg "Chicago World's Fair" and "Over the Top for You" vintage travel and WWI posters Extensive restoration needed to both posters.