[ILLINOIS]. REYNOLDS, John (1788?1865). The Pioneer History of Illinois? Belleville, IL: N.A. Randall, 1852. 8vo. Contemporary diced calf, gilt titling in compartments, old rebacking preserving original spine, marbled endpapers (wear to backstrip, boards gently rubbed, occasional pale dampstaining affecting outer margin at fore edge). FIRST EDITION of this early important history by the Illinois governor who relied on early pioneers for his history of the early French communities and the settlement of the American Bottom. Howes R?237, ?aa?; Sabin 70421; Streeter Sale 1502.