Sailing Directions for the Ports of Akyab, Rangoon, & Bassein presented by Messrs Mohr, Brothers & Co.

Published by New York, Wynkoop. Hallenbeck & Thomas, printers., 1859

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Sailing Directions for the Ports of Akyab, Rangoon, & Bassein presented by Messrs Mohr, Brothers & Co. New York, Wynkoop. Hallenbeck & Thomas, printers. 1859 (?) 8"x 5.5". 8pp. Original wrappers. Two small rubber stamps on the cover and title page (only abou 10x15mm) and a small (10mm) perforated stamp for the Library of Congress on the bottom of the title page. Also a LC surplus stamp on rear cover (mostly faded away). NO copies in WorldCat. [++] Provenance, the Library of Congress via Caleb Cushing via Margaret W. Cushing. [++] Caleb Cushing was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1834, where he served four terms. In 1843-44 he undertook a mission to China, where he negotiated the Treaty of Wanghia (1844), the first bilateral agreement between the United States and China. He was ambassador to Spain, and was also US Attorney General under Pierce. Margaret W. Cushing gifted Caleb Cushing's papers to the LC this is one of those items, with a small rubber stamp stating the pamphlet as a gift via Margaret W Cushing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sailing Directions for the Ports of Akyab, Rangoon, & Bassein presented by Messrs Mohr, Brothers & Co.
• Publisher: New York, Wynkoop. Hallenbeck & Thomas, printers.
• Publication Date: 1859
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 10 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana