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Geographical Sketches of the Western Country: Designed for Emigrants and Settlers: Being the Result of Extensive Researches and Remarks to Which is Added a Summary of all the Most Interesting Matters on the Subject.
by Dana, Edmund P
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Cincinatti, OH: Looker, Reynolds & Co.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1819. First Edition. Hardcover. Calf-wrapped boards and string binding. Leather is raw-looking and attached to boards with string on interior of boards. A few small tears and holes in leather on front board. Twine holds boards together and also binds pages, though missing through last 1/3 of text block which creates looseness between rear board and pages. Pages held together with a separate run of thread. Previous owner's signature on FFEP, along with some faded pencil writing which reappears on back of rear board and looks to be contemporary lists of supplies and prices. Pages show heavy to moderate browning and foxing and rough cutting along bottom edge. Binding and cutting is possibly an amateur job but is still contemporary. Dana was a land agent engaged in exploration for purposes of emigration and settlement in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan Territory. His experiences resulted in the publication of this guide. Howes D-47.; 7.5" x 4.5"; 312 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017614
- Title
- Geographical Sketches of the Western Country: Designed for Emigrants and Settlers: Being the Result of Extensive Researches and Remarks to Which is Added a Summary of all the Most Interesting Matters on the Subject.
- Author
- Dana, Edmund P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Looker, Reynolds & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Cincinatti, OH
- Date Published
- 1819
- Keywords
- Western Expansion, Western Americana, Emigrant Guides, Settlement
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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