128 + [2] (Transfers of Real Estate) pp. With 48 hand-colored maps including smaller maps (4 are double-page), all on 30 map-sheets; 155 lithographed views (1 double-page) and 15 lithographic portraits. (Folio) 17¼x14¼, rebound in modern black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, hinges reinforced. First Edition.
Maps of the various cities and townships of Fulton County, Illinois, showing the railroad lines, residences, churches, schools, streets, agricultural areas, creeks, rivers, etc. Plus illustrated views of several different individual farms, homes, businesses, and people. Includes a copy of The Fulton Democrat dated May 9, 1951, and a folding 1941 Canton map and guide from the Canton Daily Ledger, laid in. Inked presentation and previous owner's rubberstamp, with a Canton, Illinois address, dated March 31, 1942 and November 1945, on front free endpaper.
Condition:
Cloth rubbed; toning and light foxing to contents, occasional edge tears and tape repairs, a few faint marginal dampstains, double-page map splitting at center with repair, scattered informational ink notes, evidence of label removal with two tape marks on the front free endpaper; else very good or better overall in sturdy rebinding.