ORIGINAL 1846 First Edition - Wisconsin: Its Geography and Topography, History, Geology, and Mineralogy: Together with Brief Sketches of its Antiquities, Natural History, Soil, Productions, Population, and Government

This old Wisconsin history book is close to 180 years old - the date 1846 is shown on the bottom of the title page - it also states this is "the second edition, greatly improved". The book includes a county by county summary and history of Wisconsin back in the 1840s. This is a smaller sized hardcover book with 202 pages plus several pages of advertisements in the back. The book is in Very Good condition with original brown cloth covers (with stamped designs) and gold lettering on the spine. The pages are all clean with no chips or tears - the pages show some occasional foxing and the prior owner signed their name on the first endpaper. The binding is strong and solid with all pages and the covers firmly attached. The covers show a hint of edgewear - no other signs age. You will be pleased with the clean and solid condition of this important Wisconsin history book. is old book is bac.