The States and Territories of the Great West; Including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska; Their Geography, History, Advantages, Resources, and Prospects; Comprising Their Local History, Institutions, and Laws. Giving a Table of Distances, and the Most Direct Routes and Modes of Conveyance; also, Pointing Out the Best Districts for Agricultural, Commercial, Lumbering, and Mining Operations
by Ferries, Jacob
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About This Item
New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton, and Mulligan, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. 352pp + 4pp ads. Original brown cloth stamped in blind and gold and lettered in gold on the spine. Large foldout map, thirteen full page wood engravings. Cloth is faded, mild foxing and a few smudges to leaves. The map is detached but present with small paper loss to Minnesota. A good+ copy. Graff 1309. Sabin 24192. ; Octavo.
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- Title
- The States and Territories of the Great West; Including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska; Their Geography, History, Advantages, Resources, and Prospects; Comprising Their Local History, Institutions, and Laws. Giving a Table of Distances, and the Most Direct Routes and Modes of Conveyance; also, Pointing Out the Best Districts for Agricultural, Commercial, Lumbering, and Mining Operations
- Author
- Ferries, Jacob
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Miller, Orton, and Mulligan
- Place of Publication
- New York and Auburn
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- non-fiction, ANTIQUARIAN, HISTORY, UNITED STATES, WEST
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; History; Americana;
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Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
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Schenectady, New York
About Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Parigi Books, established in 2006, is an independent antiquarian bookstore located in the heart of Schenectady, NY. We are open by appointment only.We buy and sell fine books and collectibles in all fields with a strong focus on science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, comics and graphic novels. Our eclectic taste is reflected in the ample variety of items available, from significant titles from the 1500s on to original comic art, from collectible paperbacks to literary magazines. We carry in stock the best selection of Italian language graphic novels and comics you can find this side of the pond.As fairly strict graders who pay particular attention to collecting standards, we have been able to make thousands of customers happy over the years.Parigi Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA).
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