Vintage Books Including "The Illustrious Life of William McKinley, Our Martyred President"
Item Details
An assortment of five books from the early to mid-twentieth century. This collection features The Illustrious Life of William McKinley, Our Martyred President by Murat Halstead, a leatherbound hardcover published in 1901 with a facsimile inscription by Halstead on the title page. The other titles in this collection are The Book of Indians (New York: The Platt & Munk Company, 1935) and The Book of Cowboys (ibid., 1936) by Holling C. Holling, In Shining Armor from the My Book House series edited by Olive Beaupré Miller (Chicago: The Book House for Children, 1937), and The Bow Tie Book (Chicago: Reuben H. Lilja & Co., 1942).
Condition
- cap and tail damage; edge and corner wear; markings; page yellowing; adhesive tape repair to spine of The Book of Indians; general shelf wear.
Dimensions
- measures The Book of Indians.
Item #
17CHI088-046-001







