Early Illinois

Chicago: Fergus Print. Co., 1889-1890. Four octavo volumes in yellow printed wraps bound together as one, in a modern stiff cardstock blue wraps386 p, + adverts at end, a few b&w plates (portraits); 20 cm. Very good. Rebound (as described above), with minor spotting to rear blue wrapper. Paperback.

Series: Fergus' historical series;; no. 31-34. Each part has special title page. "Reprinted from vol. IV, Chicago historical society's Collections: `Early Chicago and Illinois'."/ Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Part I. Pierre Menard, and Pierre-Menard papers: historical sketch and notes / by Edward Gay Mason; Noel Le Vasseur / by Stephen R. Moore; List of early Illinois citizens / introduction by Edward Gay Mason -- Part II. John Rice Jones: a brief sketch of the life and public career of the first practising lawyer in Illinois; Rice Jones: a brief memoir of the last representative of Randolph County in the General Assembly of Indiana Territory, and the victim of an historical tragedy of early Illinois / by W.A. Burt Jones -- Part III. John Todd, John Todd's record-book and John-Todd papers / by Edward Gay Mason -- Part IV. Philippe de Rocheblave and Rocheblave papers: historical sketch and notes / by Edward Gay Mason; Court of enquiry at Fort Chartres / introduction by John Moses. Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- Illinois. Geographic: Illinois -- History -- Sources. Illinois -- Biography. Chicago (Ill.) -- History. Illinois.