Chicago Rare Book Center
Newsletter
December, 2010
A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
A Christmas Classic

StormyInscribed copy of the first edition.
Marguerite Henry was the author of 59 books based on true stories of horses and other animals, and had a 20 year collaboration with illustrator Wesley Dennis. She won several Newbery Awards and Honors--her most famous book was Misty of Chincoteague. She lived much of her life in Wayne, Illinois, a prominent center of horse breeding and the real-life home of Misty.
Chicago Breakdown
More than 140 black and white photos

The Electric Vehicle Handbook
Published in 1913. With illustrations, tables and ads
Waterfalls of the Mississippi
Waterfalls of the Mississippi
A beautifully illustrated limited edition

Trailing the Giant Panda
Trailing the Giant Panda

First edition in dust jacket

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Happy Holidays to our customers!

Join us on Saturday, December 11 between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. for cookies and cider. Santa Claus and strolling carolers will be visiting Washington, Custer, and Main Streets, and Chicago Ave. Actors from Piccolo Theatre will present live holiday window exhibits in some store windows to delight children and adults. There will also be a raffle, and the more stores that you visit, the more chances you'll have to win one of dozens of prizes from local merchants.

We hope you'll spend some time browsing in our store where you can find some truly unique gifts: first editions, autographed books, maps, prints, and more! We have books in many price ranges. Click on any photo in this newsletter for more information about that book.

We will be open Christmas eve and New Year's eve until 3 p.m., and December 26 and January 2, noon to 5 p.m.



Life on the Plains by General Armstrong Custer
A first edition in beautiful condition

St. Petersburg
With color illustrations and a folding map




Governors Yearbook 1964
Governors Yearbook 1964. Autographed by 48 governors

Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
Ann, Paul, Tom, & Pat
Chicago Rare Book Center

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You can contact us by email or phone (847-328-2132). If you have many books to sell, a list is often helpful to us, with title, author, publisher, date -- and if a 20th/21st century book -- the presence or absence of a dust jacket. The importance of a book, its physical condition, and the "collectibility" of a title, are other considerations. Consignment is an option with higher-priced books.

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