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(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.
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* (CHICAGO) A group of five
* (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)
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* (CHICAGO) A group of five
* (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)
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Chicago Jazz District on a rainy
Chicago Jazz District on a rainy night gouache on board. 14'' H x 18'' W.
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CHICAGO, REPRODUCTION TRAVEL POSTER
CHICAGO, REPRODUCTION TRAVEL POSTER Sight size: 45 x 29 1/2 in., framed.
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* (CHICAGO LITERATURE) A group of
* (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.
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THE DREAM CITY[Chicago] The Dream
THE 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.
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CURRIER & IVES, THE CITY OF
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
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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".
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Early 20th C. oil on canvas, city
Early 20th C. oil on canvas, city view identified as Marine Cities Chicago, signed lower left Roca. Overall 37” x 37” Condition: good CT Transfer Fee $20
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* (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.
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(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.
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ATTR. MARGARET TUTHILL O/B
ATTR. MARGARET TUTHILL O/B PAINTING, CHICAGO STREET SCE...Attributed to Margaret H. Tuthill (Illinois, early 20th Century) oil on board painting depicting a view of downtown Chicago with the "L" train passing over a bustling street, surrounded by urban architecture. Unsigned. Attribution information compiled by a representative from the Art Institute of Chicago with notes on the artist's past exhibitions affixed en verso. Housed in a decorative wood frame with a linen liner. Sight: 9 5/8" H x 7 3/4" W. Framed: 17 1/2" H x 15 5/8" W.
The Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, Tennessee.
Condition:
Overall very good condition with light wear to frame.
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2PC 1871 CHICAGO FIRE GLASS RELIC &
2PC 1871 CHICAGO FIRE GLASS RELIC & BOOK GROUP Chicago,1871-1872Includes a thick shard of glass from Chicago's historic Courthouse Clock and an 1872 printing of "The History of the Great Conflagration Chicago Its Past, Present, and Future" by James W. Sheahan and George P. Upton with an embossed cover depicting Chicago's City Hall in flames.
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CHICAGO AND ITS MAKERS. A Narrative
CHICAGO 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
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CHROMOLITHOGRAPH - Steam & Sail
CHROMOLITHOGRAPH - Steam & Sail Ship 'City of Chicago' Underway approaching viewer bow first several other ships nearby unsigned ca 1885 in the original oak panel frame with ebony edging gilt liner matted and glazed SS: 21'' x 34'' OS: 31 1/2'' x 44
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(CHICAGO) [Chicago: Its History and
(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.
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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
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19th c. bookstand marked Chicago.
19th c. bookstand marked Chicago. 48'' Ht.
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Currier & Ives color print, "The
Currier & Ives color print, "The Burning of Chicago". 10 3/4" x 14 3/4".
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Kellogg & Bulkley lithograph
Kellogg & Bulkley lithograph ''Chicago Fire'' matted and framed behind glass crease to paper some toning ss: 11 1/2'' h. x 14'' w.
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* (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.
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Ivan Le Lorraine Albright
Ivan Le Lorraine Albright (1897-1983 Chicago IL) Harbor Scene
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Glenn C. Sheffer (American,
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.
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HISTORY OF CHICAGO. THREE
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)
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Chicago Picasso Model Sculpture
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.
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THE CHICAGO CARVED WOOD MARITIME
THE CHICAGO CARVED WOOD MARITIME SHIP MODEL United States,20th CenturyModel of a battleship painted gray and red, the stern reads "Chicago," possibly modeled after the USS Chicago, later renamed Alton and officially retired in 1928.
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Ada Enander (American, early 20th
Ada Enander (American, early 20th century), "View of Chicago", watercolor/paper, "17" x 21.5"; signed.
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CHICAGO, ILL PROPELLER
CHICAGO, ILL PROPELLER SIGNstamped verso "TIFFANY / ST. LOUIS / MO"; Condition: scattered scratches; propeller spins freely; 14 inches wide; 5 1/2 inches high Condition:
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Currier & Ives "The Burning of
Currier & Ives "The Burning of Chicago" hand colored lithograph. 8" x 12 5/8"
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(VIEW) ILLINOIS (117) AND OHIO
(VIEW) ILLINOIS (117) AND OHIO (61): 178 POSTCARDS EARLY TO LATE 20TH CENTURY(VIEW) ILLINOIS (117) AND OHIO (61): 178 POSTCARDS, Early to Late 20th Century, Several early views of Chicago including Hammon of Chicago in 1833 and Cameo Ballroom interior at Morrison Hotel. Ohio: early bird's-eye view of Toledo, High Street Columbus, Children's Home (Hamilton) and more.
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* Luigi Kasimir (Austrian
* Luigi Kasimir (Austrian 1881-1962) Scenes of Chicago lithograph signed Luigi Kasimir (lower center) 14 x 18 inches.
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FRAMED COLORED PRINTEarly 20th
FRAMED COLORED PRINTEarly 20th CenturyView of the Chicago & Alton Railway. Mat opening 15 x 31''.''
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JOHN STOBART (B 1929, MA, FL)
JOHN STOBART (B 1929, MA, FL) FRAMED AND GLAZEDcolored lithograph depicting "Chicago: The Entrance to Chicago River, Looking West in 1876". Signed and dedicated lower right, St Louis, Nov 9, 1980. #61/750. Sight size 21 1/2" x 32 1/4", overall 31 3/4" x 42 1/4".
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A Model of Chicago's Marina City
A Model of Chicago's Marina City Towers. Height 39 3/4 inches.
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MAP SHOWING THE BURNT DISTRICT IN
MAP SHOWING THE BURNT DISTRICT IN CHICAGO[Chicago] Map Showing the Burnt District in Chicago. St. Louis: R.P. Studley Co., 1870s. Fourth Edition. Two-color engraved map of the city delineating the areas affected by the Great Fire of 1871. 24 x 36”. Old folds, some with closed separation tears. Good.