The Indiana Society of Chicago ~ 1911 ~ 12 vols in custom box ~ Hoosier/Indiana authors (George Ade, Kin Hubbard, Gene Stratton-Porter, etc)

Title: The Indiana Society of Chicago - 12 volumes in custom box

Author: [Indiana authors] James Whitcomb Riley, John T. McCutcheon, Marjorie Benton Cooke, George Ade, George Barr McCutcheon, Kin Hubbard, Robert Alexander Wason, Gene Stratton-Porter, Meredith Nicholson, Charles Major, Wilbur D. Nesbit

Publication: Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1911

Description: Twelve volumes in red cloth. Housed in a custom made, red-leather encased wood box (leather shows some scuffing). Each volume is is copyrighted 1911. Some minor blemishes on covers. All volumes internally clean and unmarked. Tear through title page of Sweet Alyssum archivally repaired; short edge tears on the final two leaves of Short Furrows.

1. Mrs. Miller - James Whitcomb Riley.
2. History of Indiana - John T. McCutcheon (with numerous illustrations by the author).
3. The Redemption of Anthony - Marjorie Benton Cooke.
4. Verses and Jingles - George Ade.
5. Her Weight in Gold - George Barr McCutcheon.
6. Short Furrows - Kin Hubbard (illustrated by the author).
7. Robert Alexander Wason - The Dog and the Child and the Ancient Sailor Man.
8. After the Flood - Gene Stratton-Porter.
9. Style and the Man - Meredith Nicholson.
10. Sweet Alyssum - Charles Major.
11. Who's Hoosier Vol. I - Wilbur D. Nesbit.
12. Who's Hoosier Vol. II - Wilbur D. Nesbit.

The two-volume set, Who's Hoosier, was compiled by the society's historian, Wilbur D. Nesbit.

Binding: Hardcovers
Condition: Very Good
Box Condition: Very Good

Keywords: Americana, Hoosier Set,