Norton. History of the Presbyterian Church, in the State of Illinois (1879)

Norton, A. T. History of the Presbyterian Church, in the State of Illinois; Vol. I. [no other volumes were published]. St. Louis: W. S. Bryan, Publisher, for the Author, 1879. First Edition. [7718] Maroon blindstamped publisher's cloth, worn at the edges, corners & ends, 6 1/2 x 9 inches, front inside end paper hinge appears to have been reglued at some time. Ex Presbyterian historical society (Texarkana) with gift inscription on tp, white paper label base of spine, call numbers in pencil at Preface. Fine steel engravings by Sartain - frontispiece of Gideon Blackburn and 7 additional portraits, all with tissue guards & facsimile signatures. xiii., 735 pp. with an extensive name index. Text block tight, pages generally clean with some foxing to and opposite the plates. Good. Hardcover. "[The book] is confined to the portion of the State upon and south of Wabash Railroad, from Danville to Naples, and east of the Illinois River, with the exceptions of Hardin, Calhoun county, and t