Regional from Widdershin's Books

Tock Sa Mecka: Swedish Pioneer Life on the Prairie, Experienced by the Palm Family. By Esther Palm Gayman. Illustrations by Barbara Ann Burns. Commentary and Ethnic Geographic Maps by David C, Schoenwetter. Log City Books (1978). Includes b/w photographs. Very near fine large trade paperback. Page edges mildly toned, else fine as new. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for safe… Read more about this item

Signed/Inscribed. First Edition. First Printing. Augustana (2011). Fine, as new, unread navy full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Fine, as new jacket. Signed and inscribed to a friend by Ann Boaden. A sharp copy. Boxed shipping. 6-onb

First Edition. First Printing. Augustana Historical Society (2017). Illustrations by William Hannan. Fine, unread trade paperback. NOT a remainder. Safe shipping. 12-b 9780910184052

Irving Weber's Iowa City (Volume Two). Inscribed/Signed. First printing. Lions Club 1979. Vol. 2. Very Good trade paperback with moderate wear/rub to extremities. Signed/inscribed by author on title page. No other writing or marks to text. Swift shipping. 15-b

Ohio Marriages Extracted from The "Old Northwest" Genealogical Quarterly. Marjorie Smith. Genealogical Publishing Company (1980). Fine, as new, navy blue full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and design. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for safe shipping. 11-2-b

First Edition. First Printing. University of Tennessee Press (2000). Mountain Hands: A Portrait of Southern Appalachia. Sam Venable. Fine, as new, full cloth hardcover with fine, as new jacket. A fresh, sharp copy. Scarce, as new, hardcover first. Boxed shipping. 3 bon

Trailways to Albany 2000: A Look at the People and Events That Shaped the Townships of Garden Plain, Newton and Albany, in Illinois. Helen M. Hanson. First Edition. First Printing. 1999. Fine, As new, very large, bonded, navy blue hardcover with gilt lettering and design. Many historical photographs and substantial text. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for safe shipping. Standard… Read more about this item

SIGNED. First Edition. First Printing. Times- Democrat (1968). Legends of Our Land: A Unique History of the Mississippi Valley. Jim Arpy. Near Fine, large trade paperback. Slight crimp to corner of lower front cover. Signed by Jim Arpy. Illustrated by Patrick J. Costello. A handsome copy. 3-b

Bees And Bur Oaks: 100 Years Of St. Ambrose College. Farrell, Anthony. Privately Issued in 1982. Very near fine, navy blue full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Publisher did not issue a jacket. Many photographs, sketches, and substantial text. Page edges faintly toned, else fine as new. Boxed shipping. 3

A Pilgrim Returns to Cape Cod. Edward Rowe Snow. Centennial Edition. First Printing. Commonwealth (2003). Fine, as new, unread, red full cloth hardcover with gold lettering and design. Fine, as new jacket. NOT a remainder. A chronicle of Snow's seven-week hiking tour of Cape Cod in 1946, combining history, human-interest stories, and legends to make the Cape and its people… Read more about this item

Jimtown Mystery. Gloryl Parchert. Signed. Inscribed. First edition. First printing. As pictured. Near Fine Hardcover with some shelf rub. Inscribed by author to a friend. Boxed shipping. 3-b

SIGNED. The Man With the White Horse: Memoirs. First edition. First printing. Exposition Press (1979). Fine full cloth hardcover in Good jacket. Signed (signature only) by Einar Leistad on first flyleaf. Jacket is complete with shallow chip at top of spine panel and some rubbing and creasing on panel and at extremities. 068249285X. 6-b

Sweet Memories: The Lagomarcino's Story. Bill Wundram. First edition. First printing. Lagomarcino's (2008). As pictured. Fine, as new, unread hardcover in fine, fresh, as new jacket. A superb copy. NOT a remainder. Boxed shipping. 3-b

On and Beyond The Mississippi: Essays Honoring Thomas Tredway. Blanck Dag and Nolan Michael. Augustana Historical Society (January 1, 2004). First Edition. First Printing. Fine, as new, large trade paperback. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 11-b

Rock Island County: Where the River Runs West. Vol. 1. The Dispatch/Argus; First Edition (January 1, 2003). Fine, as new, unread hardcover first edition. A fresh, sharp copy. NOT a remainder. Historic photographs shared by residents of Rock Island County paint a portrait of earliest everyday life in Rock Island County, Illinois Boxed shipping. 12-b

The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Ralph Conner. Special Limited Edition. Fleming H. Revell Company (1899). Good+ illustrated full cloth hardcover with no jacket. Mild to moderate wear to extremities with toned first blank page and page edges. A sturdy, clean, and pleasant copy. Swift, safe shipping. 3-b

The Doctor's Story; One Hundred Years of Medicine in Rock Island County. Paula Y. Arnell. East Hall Press (2001). First Edition. First Printing. Fine, as new, brown full cloth oversized hardcover with fine as new jacket. Substantial text and numerous historical photographs. A superb copy. Boxed for safe shipping. 6-b

First Edition. First Printing. Muddy Water: Romance and Murder in Henry County by Tom Steele. Lumina Stars (2007). Fine, unread, as new trade paperback original. 9781933626185. 3-b

The Town Crier by George W. Wickstrom. Bicentennial Edition. J. W. Potter (1975). Fine, as new, red full cloth hardcover with gold lettering and design. Clear, white pages. Does not appear to have been read. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed shipping. 3-b

SIGNED. First Edition. First Printing. Grubbing Hoes, Bibles, and Gavels: Life-Lessons from Southern Illinois Pioneer Braxton Parish by George White. Wasteland Press (2015). Fine, new, unread trade paperback original. Autographed and dated 11/22/2015 by author on title page. 17-b