"REMEMBER THE DAYS OF OLD, CONSIDER THE YEARS. " THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY SERMON PREACHED IN ST. JAMES' CHURCH, CHICAGO, BY...RECTOR. PRINTED BY REQUEST. by Clarkson, Robert H.: : David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC : Specializing in the social, political, and cultural history of the Americas.

Clarkson, Robert H.:

"REMEMBER THE DAYS OF OLD, CONSIDER THE YEARS. " THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY SERMON PREACHED IN ST. JAMES' CHURCH, CHICAGO, BY...RECTOR. PRINTED BY REQUEST.

Scott & Company, Chicago: 1859 Original printed wrappers [light wear and dust], stitched. 20pp, clean text. Very Good. A scarce address, dedicated "to John H. Kinzie and John Rogers, now, and long time, wardens of St. James Church." During his ten years, Clarkson says "Chicago has passed from a respectable town to a large city. The transition has been rapid, remarkable and eventful; and the growth of material wealth about us, and the progress of the city in population and power, has no parallel in the history of the world." FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 390 [2]. Not in Sabin, Decker, Eberstadt.

Book Id: 9668

Price: $175.00

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