State of Illinois: A Combined Town, County, State, National, and General Atlas

Chicago: Warner & Beers, 1875. Hardcover. Fair. 1875 edition, entered according to the Act of Congress in the year 1872 stated. Fully titled "Atlas of DeWitt County and the State of Illinois, to which is added an Atlas of the United States, Maps of the Hemispheres, &c. &c. &c." Folio, 18" x 16". Original brown leather panels with gilt stamped title, rear panel blindstamped; board corners and spine are original black leather with gilt stamped borders. An incredibly scarce early atlas, this edition features information, statistics, and colored full-page maps of Illinois on the city and county level, regional US maps of the states and territories, and global regions, as well as each hemisphere. Fair (shaken but intact; boards quite rubbed and worn, particularly at the edges and corners exposing the board layers; boards nicked, chipped, and marked; spine very rubbed and worn, and torn up to 3" at the head and 1.5" at the tail; front eps tearing at hinges; tears and chips to edges throughout, not affecting content; one corner missing from p.53, also not affecting content; pages soiled and foxed throughout, though the illustrations are in remarkable shape). 93pp. Inquiries welcome and additional photos available upon request. Please note that shipping this large item Priority or internationally will require additional postage.