Handbok of the United States of America, and Guide to Emigration; Giving the Latest and Most Complete Statistics
by Brockett, L.P
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
New York: Times Print Shop, 1886. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jos. Laing & Co.. 205pp. Brick colored cloth decorated in gold and black, bevelled-edge boards, all edges gilt. Light wear to edges and spine ends, front free endpaper is soiled, has a tear and is missing a 1 1/2 inch strip along edge, text is mildly age-toned and clean. Front pastedown endpaper has an intricately detailed engraving of the "New York and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge" (now known as the Brooklyn Bridge.
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- Old Bookshelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004626
- Title
- Handbok of the United States of America, and Guide to Emigration; Giving the Latest and Most Complete Statistics
- Author
- Brockett, L.P
- Illustrator
- Jos. Laing & Co.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Times Print Shop
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1886
- Pages
- 203
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- NY "New York" Government Statistics Emigration "The West
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference; Government and Politics;
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