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Sat, Jan 27, 2018 11:00AM EST - Sun, Jan 28, 2018 11:00AM EST
Lot 308

Three Nineteenth Century Chicago Directories.

Estimate: $150 - $200

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(Chicago) Three Nineteenth Century Chicago Directories. Includes pre- Great Fire Halpin & Bailey’s Chicago City Directory for the year 1863-64, 596pp, 70pp ads, lacking spine, split binding, appears complete, The Elite of Chicago, Directory and Club List 1886-87, The Elite Publishing Co., Chicago, 265pp, ads, hardbound, worn covers, binding and some pages loose, clean interior, appears complete, and Chicago Blue Book of Selected Names for the year ending 1891. Hardbound, blue and gilt covers, tight binding, with worn, soiled and scuffed covers, 743 pp. + index. None paginated. Uneven condition. Sold as is.

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