8vo. Original yellow printed wrappers, faint creases and soiling to covers, some chipping to extremities, old glue residue on lower cover near sewing, remnants of removal of old library call number on upper cover; lower portion of title-page torn away including part of imprint; lower portion of p. 9 also torn away; corner tear to two leaves, not affecting letters; some browning or offsetting; in chemise.

RARE CHICAGO PRE-FIRE IMPRINT OF THIS FIRST EDITION THAT LISTS LINCOLN AS ONE OF THE DELAGATES IN ATTENDANCE.

"The Harbor and River Convention of 1847 was the first great gathering to put Chicago 'on the map' as the rallying point for the whole northwest. It was occasioned by President Polk's veto of the River and Harbor Bill in August, 1846. A bill which included an appropriation for the development of Chicago's harbor. The convention met in protest against the president's summary death-blow to Chicago's hopes of growth through harbor improvements, which thus became a political issue in the campaign of 1848. Among the delegates were two future presidents...Millard Fillmore...and Abraham Lincoln, a delegate from Sangamon County, Illinois" (McMurtrie 118). Byrd 1193; Sabin 12634; Streeter 1490.

Provenance:

Louise Taper, Beverly Hills, California