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History of Chicago. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. In Three Volumes. By A. T. Andreas. Chicago, Ill: A. T. Andreas, Publisher, 1884-1886. First Edition. Complete set. Bindings measure 12 x 8.5".
In poor condition. As is. BOARDS OF VOLS. I & II LOOSE - LEATHER SPINE OF VOL. I LOOSE, BUT INCLUDED WITH PURCHASE FOR RESTORATION.End-pages and title pages of Vols. I & II loose.Spine of Vol. II HEAVILY CHIPPED - loss of text. Boards scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of Vol. III's spine scuffed; gilt lettering overall bright and clean. Edges of text-blocks marbled red (normally dulled). Vol. III exhibits ex-library permanent ink stamps on front paste-down, end-page & title page: "Chicago Tribune Library". Tissue guards of frontispieces creased with chipped edges. Toning and age-staining in margins through all text-blocks; some finger-soiling. Binding of Vol. III intact; VOLS. I & II NEED REPAIR (loose boards). Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing.
Alfred Theodore Andreas (1839 – 1900) was an American book publisher and historian. After acquiring an education, he moved to Dubuque, Iowa, where he taught school for some years and conducted business. In 1860, he moved to Illinois. He enlisted in Company G, 12th Illinois Infantry and served through the American Civil War, rising through the ranks to become a division commissary, serving with Sherman on the March to the Sea and the Carolina campaigns. After peace was restored, he moved to Davenport, Iowa, married and for several years was engaged in compiling and publishing county and State atlases, in partnership with John Milton Lyter, who became mayor in 1870. In 1875, he completed and published his greatest work, which was an Illustrated Historical Atlas of Iowa. It was accurate and became an official authority for real estate dealers, county and State officers. Although many made him substantial profit, others, including his Minnesota and Indiana atlases, were financial failures. Later Andreas moved to Chicago and organized the Western Historical Company, and took up historical writing, publishing a three-volume History of Chicago. He died at New Rochelle, New York, on February 10, 1900.
First Edition. Complete set. As is.
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