From William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since July 13, 2006
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312pp. plus four engraved plates, two folding maps, and [16] pages of illustrated advertisements (including pastedowns). Original cloth stamped in gilt and blind, spine gilt extra. Light rubbing and shelf wear. Light scattered foxing, tape repair on verso of Wisconsin map, trace of foxing. Else a very good copy. An attractive Wisconsin emigrant's guide, here in the scarce first edition. Includes the early history, agricultural resources, geology, railroads, etc., of the region, as well as descriptions of the principal towns, and includes advice to settlers about public lands. With detailed maps of Wisconsin and Lake Superior, and an account of a steamboat trip up the Mississippi and a canoe voyage on the St. Croix and Brule Rivers. SABIN 71572. Seller Inventory # WRCAM19173
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Title: WISCONSIN AND ITS RESOURCES; WITH LAKE ...
Publisher: Charles Desilver, Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1857
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