THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY OFFERS FOR SALE OVER 1,500,000 ACRES SELECTED FARMING AND WOOD LANDS IN TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS, TO SUIT PURCHASERS, ON LONG CREDITS AND AT LOW RATES OF INTEREST, SITUATED ON EACH SIDE OF THEIR RAILROAD, EXTENDING ALL THE WAY FROM THE EXTREME NORTH TO THE SOUTH OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Chicago: Illinois Central Rail Road Office [Chicago Daily Press, Print, 45 Clark St.], 1857. 80pp, stitched into original printed and illustrated yellow wrappers. Frontis maps and plate: Outline Map of Illinois; double-page map, entitled Railway Guide to the Illinois Central Railroad Lands; engravings in text. LACKS the frontis engraving entitled, 'Prairie Scene in Illinois.' Else Very Good.
"The work is, in effect, a guidebook to Illinois." Eberstadt. Chicago imprints had previously issued in 1855 and 1857, the 1855 offering 2,000,000 acres. This one does, as Byrd notes, contain some material not printed in those editions. The "pamphlets deal with such topics as the value of Illinois lands for farming purposes; advantages of settling in Illinois; cost of moving to Chicago; prices of products; fuel and fencing. They contain statistics of towns on the line of the road and letters from Illinois farmers giving their experiences and opinions." Buck.
Ante-Fire Imprints 263. Byrd 2683. Item #38897
Price: $175.00