Titles in the Lakeside Classic Series
Arranged by date of publication.

Some Background Information on the Lakeside Classics

The collection of Lakeside Classics were one of the longest, continuously running series of Americana. Every year since 1903 their publisher, The Lakeside Press an imprint of R. R. Donnelley & Son, produced these carefully bound books as Christmas gifts to their employees, stockholders, vendors and business associates. The books in the series were never sold by R. R. Donnelley, so their sale only occurred when the books entered the secondary market.

Until recently the aim had been to reproduce a book which had been long out of print, extremely uncommon and only known to historians of the early West. Additionally, the book had to cover a subject matter which provided the reader with an accurate, first person, narrative of events, times or places of the pioneering period of the U.S. All of the books in the series were produced in a 16mo format with a uniform height and depth. With only a few exceptions, the volumes were roughly the same width as the publisher changed the weight of the paper employed to make appropriate adjustments.

Unfortunately, the series came to an end in December, 2019 with the publication of the 117th volume in the series: Nurse And Spy In The Union Army by S. Emma E. Edmonds.

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Every twenty-five years the color of the binding changed. From 1903 to 1927 the publisher used a dark green cloth to cover the boards (now often referred to as the "greenies".) From 1928 to 1952 the binding shifted to a red cloth covering; from 1953 to 1977 a dark blue cloth was employed; from 1978 to 2002 a dark brown cloth was used. In December of 2003 the publishers again changed the cloth binding to a blue turqoise (teal) color to mark the 101st year of Lakeside Classics. All had gilt text stamping on the spine and the front boards have always shown the then current logo or seal for the Lakeside Press.

Reliable sources have informed us that The Lakeside Press produced approximately 1,000 copies of the 1903 edition. However, for the years 1904 through 1910 the number of printings was reduced to approximately 600 copies for each year. Reprints of only the first five books in the series were produced for sale under the Reilly & Britton Company imprint. They were printed and bound in the same format by The Lakeside Press, but released under the general heading of the Patriotic Classics.

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Roll over Image to expandLakeside Classics from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin to Nurse and Spy In The Union Army - A Complete Unbroken set of the 118 volumes by Various Authors, Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1903 to 2019. . The first 26 volumes (which includes the 1915 reprint of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin) of this complete set are in very good+ to near fine condition and are all bound in dark green cloth covered boards. None of the dark green volumes have prior owner's names or markings in them. The 25 volumes bound in red are all in at least very good+ condition or better and none of them have any prior ownership markings of any kind. All 25 volumes of the "blues" are in fine condition; although four of the years (1974-1977) have a prior owner's raised, embossed seal on the front end pages. All of the "browns" are in fine condition; however, two volumes (1978 and 1980) have a prior owner's raised, embossed seal on the front end pages; and, 1979 has the ghost of a removed book plate from the front paste down. The last seven volumes of the "browns" are still within the publisher's original shrink wrap. The final 25 volumes in the teal cloth binding are all fine and all are still contained in the publisher's shrink wrap. This is a remarkable collection as it is a complete run of the Classics and each of the volumes are in such attractive, collectible condition.
TB33156 $12500.00

Roll over Image to expandMemorable American Speeches I The Colonial Period by Cheney, John Vance (Editor), Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1907. First thus. Very near fine in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt borders on the front board, with the top edge in gilt and gilt text on the spine with only a hint of rubbing at the head and heel of the spine and at the . upper and lower tips of the boards The gilt decorations and text are bright and clearly seen on both the spine and front board. The fifth Lakeside Classic from Christmas, 1907. 302 pages with a frontispiece of Patrick Henry with a printed tissue guard. Overall, a very handsome copy of an extremely uncommon, early Lakeside Classic.
TB32678 $1200.00

Roll over Image to expandMemorable American Speeches II Democracy and Nationality by Cheney, John Vance (Editor), Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1908. First thus. Very good+ in dark green cloth covered boards with a gilt border and logo on the front board and gilt text on the spine. The top edge of the text block is gilt. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine are very slightly rubbed. The gilt text on the spine is slightly tarnished and the "M" and part of the "O" in the word "Memorable" as well as the "M" in "American" are damaged from some form of accident. The gilt borders and decorations on the front board remain bright and clean. but remain easy to read. The contents are clean, tight in the binding and without any foxing, tanning or prior ownership markings. 237 pages of text illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Daniel Webster. The sixth Lakeside Classic from Christmas, 1908. An extremely uncommon volume in the series and one which remains in collectible condition.
TB32679 $850.00

Roll over Image to expandMemorable American Speeches III Slavery by Cheney, John Vance (Editor), Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1909. First thus. Near fine in dark green cloth covered boards with a gilt border on the front board and gilt text on the spine which is quite bright and free of tarnish as are the logo and borders on the front board. The contents are tight, clean and completely free of any prior ownership markings of any kind. Overall, an extremely handsome and collectable copy of a very uncommon early edition in the Lakeside Classic series. The seventh Lakeside Classic from Christmas, 1909. 309 pages of text with a frontispiece portrait of Wendell Phillips from a black and white photograph which is protected by a printed tissue guard. Truly, one of the best copies of this title I have seen to date.
TB32680 $900.00

Roll over Image to expandMemorable American Speeches III Slavery by Cheney, John Vance (Editor), Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1909. First thus. Very good+ in dark green cloth covered boards with a gilt border on the front board and gilt text on the spine. The gilt text on the spine is tarnished, but the gilt text and borders on the front board are bright and clean. The cloth at the head of the spine is slightly worn and showing a thread or two. Signed, dated "Xmas 1909" and inscribed to "William V. Kelley" by T. E. Donnelley on the front paste down. The seventh Lakeside Classic from Christmas, 1909. 309 pages of text. Despite its minor shortcomings, this remains a collectable copy of a very uncommon early edition in the Lakeside Classic series.
TB32708 $850.00

Roll over Image to expandMemorable American Speeches IV. Secession, War, Reconstruction by Cheney, John Vance (Editor), Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1910. First thus. Very near fine in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt borders and logo on the front board and gilt text on the spine with the top edge of the text block gilt. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine shows very light rubbing. The gilt decorations and text on the spine and front board are very slightly tarnished. There is a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down. The rear board has been professionally re-colored to cover scuffing and nicking. A handsome, tight and clean very collectible copy. The eighth Lakeside Classic from Christmas, 1910 and rather uncommon. 301 pages of text illustrated with a frontispiece of Abraham Lincoln from an engraving.
TB32681 $800.00

Roll over Image to expandReminiscences of Early Chicago by McIlvaine, Mabel, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1912. First thus. Near fine in dark green cloth covered boards with a gilt border on the front board and gilt text on the spine. The gilt text on the spine and the gilt decorations on the front board are bright, clean and easily seen. The cloth on the front board is faintly marred with the nibbling of silver fish and there is a prior owner's attractive book plate on the front paste down; otherwise, there are no other prior ownership markings of any kind and with light foxing to the rough cut fore edge of the text block. The tenth Lakeside Classic issued during the Christmas season of 1912. This book contains narratives from visitors to Chicago as early as 1834 when it was a village. 174 pages and illustrated with a frontispiece. A very collectible copy.
TB30336 $275.00

Roll over Image to expandReminiscences of Chicago During the Forties and Fifties by McIlvaine, Mabel, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1913. First thus. Near fine in dark green cloth covered boards with a gilt border and logo on the front board and gilt text text on the spine. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is very slightly rubbed. The gilt text on the spine is only very, very slightly tarnished. There are no prior ownership markings of any kind. The eleventh Lakeside Classic issued in 1913 and rather uncommon.
TB32736 $300.00

Roll over Image to expandReminiscences of Chicago During the Civil War by McIlvaine, Mabel, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1914. First thus. Very good+ in dark green cloth covered boards with a gilt border on the front board and gilt text on the spine with wear and light rubbing of the cloth at the head of the spine. The gilt decorations and text on the spine are clean and bright and free of tarnish. The first 66 pages of the book show a faint dampness stain to the lower fore corners of the pages. This stain (perhaps better called a faint discoloration) picks up again from page 137 to almost to the end of the text block. The book contains first person narratives dealing with the period of time just prior to and during the early part of the Civil War. The twelfth Lakeside Classic from Christmas, 1914. An early Lakeside Classic which is fast becoming more difficult to find in collectable condition.
TB27902 $375.00

Roll over Image to expandPictures of Illinois One Hundred Years Ago by Quaife, Milo Milton, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1918. First thus. An ex-library copy in very good condition in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt decorations and with a gilt top edge to the text block. There are several short closed tears to the cloth at the head of the spine and the cloth is rubbed through at the tips of the boards and there is a narrow mark on the front board. Library stamps appear on the paste downs. The 16th volume in the Lakeside Classic series which was released at Christmastime in 1917. It provides three eye-witness accounts of the early history of Illinois. 186 pages including an index, appendix, text and illustrated with a frontispiece engraving. Other than what is noted above, there are no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB29646 $65.00

Roll over Image to expandA Woman's Story of Pioneer Illinois by Quaife, Milo Milton, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1919. First thus. Fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine, a gilt top edge to the text block with gilt text and decoration and borders on the front board. The gilt text on the spine is quite clear and very readable and the gilt borders and decorations on the front board are bright and free of tarnish. The 17th volume in the Lakeside Classic series which was released in 1919. The book reprints "The Memoirs of Christina Holmes Tillson" which was originally only circulated to her family and her close friends and describes her life in early Illinois. A very handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB28918 $250.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Southwestern Expedition of Zebulon M. Pike by Quaife, Milo Milton, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1925. First thus. Near fine in green cloth covered boards with clean and bright gilt decorations on the front board and the text on the spine is only very slightly tarnished. The cloth at the corners of the spine are lightly rubbed. The fold-out map is in place before page 3 and is in fine condition. The 23rd volume in the Lakeside Classic series for 1925. First published in 1810 by C. & A. Conrad & Co of Philadelphia. Zebulon Pike's narration of the expedition he lead through the southwestern parts of the Louisiana Purchase in 1806-1807. A very bright, tight and clean copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB32544 $150.00

Roll over Image to expandA True Picture of Emigration by Quaife, Milo Milton, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1936. First thus. Very good- in decorated red cloth covered boards with a gilt top edge to the text block and gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. The rear board is badly stained, the gilt logo on the front board has a nasty scratch and the cloth at the head and heel of the spine is lightly worn and rubbed. The end sheets are foxed in the hinge areas due to a reaction with the glues used in binding. A Lakeside Classic release of 1936. With the fold-out map intact following page 42 in fine condition. Originally published anonymously in England in 1848 as a pamphlet it describes the life of a woman and her family who left England in 1831 to settle in "the wilds of western Illinois." Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. 167 pages including an index.
TB27283 $25.00

Roll over Image to expandVanished Arizona Recollections of My Army Life by Summerhayes, Martha, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1939. First thus. Near fine in decorated red cloth covered boards with a gilt top edge to the text block. The gilt text on the spine is quite bright and very clean. The front and rear paste downs are foxed due to a reaction with the glue used in binding. The Lakeside Classic release for 1939. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. The original of this title was first published in 1908 in Philadelphia and reprinted with some additional material in 1911. It is the narrative of young wife of an Army lieutenant stationed in Arizona in the 1870's. 335 pages including an index. Illustrated with a fold-out map which precedes the first page of text and several photographic plates. A very handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB31818 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandWar on the Detroit by de Boucherville, Thomas Vercheres, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1940. First thus. Very good in decorated red cloth covered boards with a gilt top edge to the text block and with light rubbing to the head and heel of the spine and with the cloth on the spine faded. The end sheets show some foxing due to a reaction with the glues used in binding. The gilt text stamping on the spine remains clear and bright. A Lakeside Classic release of 1940 with a fold-out map before the historical introductory page and a second map following the same. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. A reprinting of the journal Thomas Vercheres de Boucherville and a journal by James Foster titled: The Capitulation which deals with the War of 1812. The fold-out map preceding the historical introduction by Quaife is in perfect condition.
TB27497 $30.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Western Country in the 17th Century by Cadilac & Pierre Liette, Lamothe, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1947. First thus. Very near ear fine with the top edge of the text block in gilt with the boards covered in red cloth and with gilt text stamping on the spine. The text stamping on the spine and the backstrip are very slightly faded. There is mild foxing to the end sheets in the hinge areas due to a reaction with the glues used in binding. Sub-titled: "The memoirs of Lamothe Cadillac and Pierre Liette". The memoir by Cadillac evidently was never published and the memoir of Liette was published in volume XXIII of the Illinois Historical Collections under the title "Memoir of De Gannes Concerning the Illinois Country" in 1934.
TB27295 $30.00

Roll over Image to expandPictures of Gold Rush California by Quaife, Milo Milton, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1949. First thus. Fine in red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and gilt decorations on the front board and with gilt to the top edge of the text block. The gilt text stamping on the spine is bright and untarnished. A Lakeside Classic issued in 1949. Laid-in at the front of the book is a Compliments of the Season card from Thomas E. Donnelley. A collection of contemporary accounts which highlight the perils of overland travel to the gold fields of California. 383 pages including and index. A clean, handsome and tight copy.
TB33005 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Truth about Geronimo by Davis, Britton, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1951. First thus. Near fine red cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and front board and with gilt to the top edge of the text block. The gilt text and decorations are bright and clean on the spine and front board although the gilt text stamping for 'The Lakeside Press' at the lower portion of the spine is somewhat dulled. Without a dust jacket as issued. A Lakeside Classic issued in 1951. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. Originally published in 1929 by the Yale University Press. 380 pages with index, text and some illustrations. A bright clean and tight volume with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB31357 $40.00

Three Years in the Klondike by Lynch, Jeremiah, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1967. First thus. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and with a gilt top edge to the text block. Still within the publisher's issued glassine dust jacket with shallow chipping across the upper edge of the spine area. Edited by Dale L. Morgan. The Lakeside Classic for 1967. This title was originally published in 1904 in London. 352 pages including an index followed by a listing of other titles previously published in this series.
TB32921 $25.00

Two Years' Residence on the English Prairie of Illinois by Woods, John, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1968. First thus. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and with a gilt top edge to the text block. This title was originally published in 1822 in London by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. Edited by Paul M. Angle. 242 pages including an appendix, index and a list of previously published titles in the Lakeside Classic series.
TB20381 $20.00

My Experiences in the West by Collins, John S., Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1970. First thus. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations and with a gilt top edge to the text block. A tight, clean and bright copy. Without a dust jacket as issued. This copy is from the library of Milo Milton Quaife The text for this publication comes from two books by John Collins which was originally published in 1904 and again in 1911 in an expanded form under the title Across The Plains in '64. Collins was a successful businessman and hunter who was asked to operate the trading post at Fort Laramie, Wyoming in 1872. 252 pages including an index and illustrated with several black and white photographs, a fold-out map at the rear end paper and a two page, multi-color map within the text block.
TB33280 $20.00

Pioneers Narratives of Noah Harris Letts and Thomas Banning 1825-1865 by Angle, Paul M., Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1972. First. Fine with top edge gilt with boards covered with dark blue cloth with gilt text stamping. The unpublished memoirs of Noah Harris Letts and Thomas Banning 1825 - 1865 describing life in Illinois and in the Midwest at that time. The 70th edition in The Lakeside Classics series issued in 1972.
TB18054 $20.00

Mrs. Hill's Journal: Civil War Reminiscences by Hill, Sarah Jane F., Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1980. First thus. Fine in brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations and with a gilt top edge. The Lakeside Classic release of 1980. A never before published journal of the recollections of Mrs. Sarah Jane Full Hill regarding the Civil War. 343 pages including an index and followed by a list of the previously issued Lakeside Classics.
TB26877 $20.00

Skyward by Byrd, Richard Evelyn, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1981. First thus. Fine in dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt text & decorations with a gilt top edge. The Lakeside Classic release of 1981. First published in 1928 by G. P. Putnam's Sons. This reprinting covers Byrd's early career to include his flight over the North Pole.
TB26504 $20.00

Life of Tom Horn Government Scout and Interpreter by Horn, Tom, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1987. First Edition. Fine in brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations with a gilt top edge. The Lakeside Classic release of 1987. Edited by Doyce B. Numis. 400 pages of text.
TB33184 $20.00

Westward Journeys by Applegate, Jesse A., Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1989. First thus. Fine with top edge gilt w/ boards covered with dark brown cloth with gilt text stamping. The Lakeside Classic release of 1989. Without a dust jacket as issued. The unpublished memoirs of Jesse A. Applegate and Lavinia Honeyman Porter each of whom traveled the Overland Trail. This volume contains a number of reproductions of engravings, drawings and period photographs.
TB25772 $20.00

Narrative of My Captivity Among The Sioux Indians by Kelly, Fanny, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1990. First edition. Fine in brown cloth covered boards with gilt text & decorations and with a gilt top edge. Still contained within the publisher's original shrink wrap protection. The Lakeside Classic release of 1990 which reprints with modifications the original narrative of 1872 by the author who was a member of a wagon train which was attacked by a band of Oglala Sioux Indians in 1864 in Wyoming. The author was taken captive and spent five months in harrowing captivity much of which was spent in both Montana and Dakota Territories. The original version of this book was published in 1872 in Toronto. 359 pages including an index, text and a colored map outlining the route of Fanny Kelly's wagon train and captivity with the Sioux Indians in 1864.
TB25005 $20.00

We Pointed Them North by Abbott, E. C., Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1991. First thus. Fine in dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations with a gilt top edge to the text block. Still contained within the publisher's original shrink wrap protection. Originally published in 1939 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. Written by E. C. "Teddy Blue" Abbott and Helena Huntington Smith. A Lakeside Classic issued in 1991.
TB33182 $30.00

A Texas Ranger by Jennings, N. A., Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1992. First thus. Fine in dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt text & decorations with a gilt top edge. Without a dust jacket as issued but remains protected within the publisher's original shrink wrap. The Lakeside Classic release of 1992. Edited by Ben Procter,
TB23221 $20.00

My Life East and West by Hart, William S., Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1994. First thus. Fine in brown cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. as issued. The autobiograhpy of Williams S. Hart which was originally published in 1929. This is the first reprinting of the book.
TB09367 $20.00

The Logbook of the Captain's Clerk by Sewall, John S., Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1995. First edition. Fine in decorated dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt decorations and a gilt top edge to the text block. Still within the publisher's original shrink wrap. The Lakeside Classic release of 1995. Sub-titled: Adventures in the China Sea. The first book in the series to begin to explore the narratives of Americans to travel outside of the borders of the US.
TB15052 $20.00

Revolutionary Days by Cantacuzene, Princess Julia, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1999. First thus. Fine in decorated brown cloth covered boards with a gilt top edge. The Lakeside Classic release of 1999. Within the publisher's original shrink wrap. Edited by Terence Emmons. The author, originally an American, married a Russian Prince in 1899 then moved to that country for the next 18 years to raise her family. This is her account of the Russian Revolution.
TB15381 $20.00

Narrative Of The Coronado Expedition by de Castaneda of Nejera, Pedro, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2002. First by the Lakeside Press. Fine in dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations stamped on the spine and on the front board and with a gilt top edge to the text block. Without a dust jacket as issued. This is the "Centennial Edition" of the Lakeside Classics which commemorates the 138th year of the Lakeside Press and the 100th anniversary of the start of the Lakeside Classics. This is the first volume published by the Lakeside Press as a dual-language edition. It is printed in the author's native language, Spanish on the verso of the pages and on the recto of the pages the text is printed in English. The publisher's preface also contains a unique review of the first one hundred years of the Lakeside Classics to include two full color pages showing the different bindings used for each of the four series produced to date. A long anticipated and most welcome note appears in this preface with the statement that the publisher's are looking forward to the start of the fifth series with the publication of the 101st title in 2003. This is a first person narrative of the Corondado expedition of 1540 to 1542 through what are now the Spanish and American States of Sinaloa, Sonora, Jaja, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. 421 pages including and index and illustrated with a two page color frontispiece, 12 color plates, two color maps and several black and white illustrations.
TB33020 $20.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Rough Riders by Roosevelt, Theodore, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2003. First thus. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine, gilt borders on the front and rear boards, decorated end papers (a first for the Classics) and bright gilt applied to the top edge of the text block. The 101st volume in the Lakeside Classic series, the first of the fifth binding color given to the books in the series. In the publisher's original shrink-wrap protection. 317 pages including a list of the books in the series, an index, text and illustrated with photographs maps and reproductions of contemporary art. Edited by Marifeli Perez-Stable. Originally written by Roosevelt immediately upon his return from Cuba and published in 1899. This book continues the goal of the series to offer first person narrative accounts of personal experience.
TB30371 $30.00

The Life of Olaudah Equiano by Brooks, Joanna (Editor), Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2004. First thus. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and gilt borders on the boards and with decorated end papers and a gilt top edge to the text block. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book remains incased in the publisher's original shrink wrap. "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, The African, Written by Himself." The Lakeside Classic edition for 2004. 406 pages of text which includes a list of the Lakeside Classics published as of this date which is followed by two pages of image credits. Illustrated with 58 engravings (some in color) and maps. Originally written and published in 1789 in London the author, who experienced the horrors of slavery as a young boy, wanted to publish this book to help dismantle the practice of slavery.
TB25828 $30.00

Roll over Image to expandTwenty Years Before The Mast by Erskine, Charles, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2006. First thus. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and gilt borders on the boards and with decorated end papers and a gilt top edge to the text block. Without a dust jacket as issued; but, the book remains protected in the publisher's original shrink wrap. The Lakeside Classic edition for 2006 edited by Thomas Philbrick. 382 pages of text including an index and a list of the Lakeside Classics published as of this date which is followed by two pages. of image credits. Illustrated with six pages of colored maps which highlight the exploration voyages taken by the author between 1838 and 1842 and reproductions of engravings and lithographs some of which are in color.
TB25770 $20.00

Roll over Image to expandNarratives of Barbary Captivity by Cathcart, James Leander, Jonathan Cowdery and William Ray, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2007. First thus. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and gilt borders on the boards and with decorated end papers and a gilt top edge to the text block. Without a dust jacket as issued. Still contained within the publisher's shrink wrap. The Recollections of James Leander Cathcart, Jonathan Cowdery, and William Ray. The Lakeside Classic edition for 2007. 322 pages of text including an index and a list of the Lakeside Classics published as of this date which is followed by two pages of image credits. Illustrated with 40 reproductions of engravings and lithographs some of which are in color.
TB25825 $20.00

Roll over Image to expandPlymouth Plantation Selections from the Narratives of William Bradford and Edward Winslow by Philbrick, Thomas (Editor), Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2009. First Edition, First printing. Fine in light green cloth covered boards with bright gilt text on the spine, gilt borders on the front and rear boards with the series logo on the front board, the top edge of the text block is gilt and the end sheets are decorated green paper. A 16mo measuring 6 3/4" by 4 1/4". Without a dust jacket as issued. Still contained within the publisher's shrink wrap. 308 pages containing a list of all Lakeside Classics published prior to the release of this publication. Illustrated with a color frontispiece portrait of Edward Winslow, a two page color map of Cape Cod and Cape Cod Bay and a number of reproductions of contemporary works of art. The 107th volume in the longest running collection of series Americana.
TB28007 $20.00

Roll over Image to expandTravels Through South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida by Bartram, William, and edited by Thomas P. Slaughter, Chicago, Ill.: The Lakeside Press, 2010. First Edition. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine, gilt borders on the front and rear boards and a gilt company logo on the front board with green printed end sheets. A 16mo measuring 6 3/4" by 4 1/4" with upper and lower headbands and with the top edge of the text block gilt. Still contained within the publisher's original shrink wrap. 324 pages including an index followed by image credits and publisher's notes about the composition of this title. Illustrated with 37 plates or pictures within the text many of which are in color. Bartram was the first, native-born naturalist in this country. The first edition of Bartram's work was published in Philadelphia in 1791. This publication is an abridgment of the first two parts of the original printing. This title is the 108th volume in the longest running collection of series Americana. This volume focuses on a portion of this country which has not been touched on in any previous volumes of the Lakeside Classics.
TB27986 $20.00

Roll over Image to expandNarratives Of The San Francisco Earthquake And Fire Of 1906 by Lotchin, , Roger W. (Editor), Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2011. First Edition. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine, gilt borders on the front and rear boards and a gilt company logo on the front board with green printed end sheets. A 16mo measuring 6 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches with upper and lower headbands and with the top edge of the text block gilt. 306 pages including an index followed by a page of image credits. Illustrated with 57 plates or pictures from photographs within the text several of which are in color. This title is the 109th volume in the longest running collection of series Americana. A compilation of first person narratives documenting the horror, anguish, fear and courage of that tragic event gathered from news magazines and personal stories.
TB33006 $30.00

Roll over Image to expandNarrative Of The Narvaez Expedition by Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Nunez, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2013. First Edition. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine, gilt borders on the front and rear boards and a gilt company logo on the front board with green printed end sheets. A 16mo measuring 6 3/4" by 4 1/4" with upper and lower headbands and with the top edge of the text block gilt. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is still contained within the publisher's original shrink wrap protection. 186 pages including an index and followed by a page of image credits. Illustrated with maps (some in color) a color frontispiece and numerous engravings and plates from earlier works of art.
TB32585 $20.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Race Around The World by Bly, Nellie, and Elizabeth Bisland, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2015. First Edition. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine, gilt borders on the front and rear boards and a gilt company logo on the front board with green printed end sheets. A 16mo measuring 6 3/4" by 4 1/4" with upper and lower headbands and with the top edge of the text block gilt. Without a dust jacket as issued. 346 pages including an index followed by six pages of the previous Lakeside Classics and a page for image credits and a colophon. Illustrated with a color frontispiece, and numerous color and sepia photographic reproductions. In 1889 the two authors were engaged by their respective publishers to travel around the world with the goal of beating the other and the fictional record of Phileas Fogg in Around the World in Eighty Days.
TB30956 $25.00

Roll over Image to expandSailing Alone Around The World by Slocum, Joshua, Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 2017. First Edition Thus. Fine in teal cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and gilt borders both boards and the Lakeside Classic logo on the front board at the top of which is "LSC Communications" the new publisher of the Lakeside Classic titles. The top edge of the text block is gilt. Without a dust jacket as issued. Still contained within the publisher's original shrink wrap. 324 pages including an index, glossary of nautical terms, appendices and text. Edited by Thomas Philbrick. Illustrated with line drawings of the deck plans of the Spray, a frontispiece photograph of the author on board the Spray, maps and several color images and line art vignettes.
TB33207 $65.00

Roll over Image to expandNurse And Spy In The Union Army by Edmonds, S. Emma E., n.p. stated: LSC Communications, 2019. First Edition. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine, gilt borders on the front and rear boards and a gilt company logo on the front board with green printed end sheets. A 16mo measuring 6 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches with upper and lower headbands and with the top edge of the text block gilt. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is still within the publisher's shrink wrap. 350 pages including an index and followed by a page listing the picture credits. Illustrated with both black and white and color plates. Originally published in 1864. This volume is the last volume to be published in the Lakeside Classic series which began in 1903.
TB32572 $75.00

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