(ILLINOIS) Reynolds John My Own Times Embracing also the His

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(ILLINOIS.) Reynolds, John. My Own Times, Embracing also, the History of My Life. Frontispiece portrait. 12mo, publisher's cloth, minor wear; 2 short closed tears on title page, moderate foxing, related clippings and early library bookplate on front endpapers. [Belleville] Illinois, 1855

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first edition. "The best description of frontier life in Illinois"--Streeter sale III:1510. John Reynolds (1788-1865) discusses coming to the Illinois frontier as a child in 1800, his service as governor from 1830 to 1834, and more. 4 chapters are devoted to the Mormons in Illinois. Also discusses his early childhood and later law studies in Tennessee. 400 copies were printed, but 300 of them burned in the Chicago fire. Buck 57; Clark II:57; Flake 7122; Graff 3479; Howes R236 ("b"); Sabin 70420. Provenance: Sotheby's Siebert sale, 21 May 1999, lot 416, to the consignor.