XRARE:1878 The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois leather color fold-out map

The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois:
Containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Illinois, map of Jo Daviess County, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc.

Chicago, IL: H.F. Kett & Co.,1878. First edition

Extremely rare first edition history of Jo Daviess County in Illinois. Handsomely published and nicely illustrated with steel-engraved portraits of county notables (including Ulysses S. Grant), many other full-page engravings, and a beautiful fold-out map of the county in color. Col. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, was a prominent Kentucky lawyer and Indian fighter who died in 1811 while leading a charge against Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe, in Indiana. Not sure he had anything to do with Illinois.

Brick beveled leather boards with gilt-stamped titles and black-stamped decoratives. Gray endpapers. 9.5" x 7". 845 pages + 1 page of advertising. Fold-out color map in front.

Rare and in excellent condition!