All pages and cover are intact. Possible slightly loose binding, minor

All pages and cover are intact. Possible slightly loose binding, minor highlighting and marginalia, cocked spine or torn dust jacket. Maybe an ex-library copy and not include the accompanying CDs, access codes or other supplemental materials.

Signed by Author(s) Signed by author on title page, very clean, tight and bright.

Signed by Author(s) Signed by author on title page, very clean, tight and bright.

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4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Inscribed By the Author A hint of shelf wear, former

4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Inscribed By the Author A hint of shelf wear, former owner's name and address are in ink on the half-title page, overall a very crisp and clean signed first edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Inscribed and dated by the author on the title page! Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protect mylar plastic cover! 232 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "This remarkable book is a unique chronicle of life in the Prairie State----a stunning visual record of the land and its people across 300 years. David Buisseret tells the story of Illinois in a way never before attempted. Using his own aerial photographs as well as satellite images, original thematic maps, and many rare historic illustrations, he is able to show how the past gives way to the present----and how the mark of the past is still with us, once we are able to see it. Very often, the only way is from the air."