THE WESTERN WORLD; OR, TRAVELS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1846-47: EXHIBITING THEM IN THEIR LATEST DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND INDUSTRIAL
by Mackay, Alexande
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Philadelphia, 1849. Two volumes. xii,312pp. plus [32]pp. publisher's advertisements; iv,[13]-316pp. Original cloth. Head and toe of spines chipped, light scattered foxing, else very good. First American edition. The author travelled all over the eastern United States as far as the Mississippi Valley, including a trip by land from Washington to New Orleans via Georgia, and return by steamboat. Howes calls this "judicious commentary based on extensive travels." Contains a long discussion of California, with a map of that state as well as New Mexico and Arizona. HOWES M117. WHEAT GOLD REGIONS 104. CLARK III:353. SABIN 43351
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- THE WESTERN WORLD; OR, TRAVELS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1846-47: EXHIBITING THEM IN THEIR LATEST DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND INDUSTRIAL
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- Mackay, Alexande
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- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1849
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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