first edition Hardcover
1877 · Chicago
by Dacus, Hon. J. A. Ph.D. (Late of the Editorial Staff St. Louis Republican)
Chicago: L. T. Palmer & Co, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. vi, 7-480 pages. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Brown cloth hardcover with black borders, title and illustration on the front cover. Title on the spine. Blind stamped rear cover. Corners are bumped and worn. Light shelf and edge wear to the cloth. Label removed from the front paste down. Light soiling to the front end papers and title page. Frontispiece sketch was partially stuck to the title page at some point resulting in minor loss of the illustration. (Inventory #: 30672)