THE RESOURCES AND PROSPECTS OF AMERICA: Ascertained During a Visit to the States in the Autumn of 1865.
by Peto, Sir S. Morton
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London & New York: Alexander Strahan, 1866. First edition. Hardcover. Old rebacking preserving original spine and endpapers, moderate wear to covers, internally very good. xv, 428 pp., 2 frontispieces (tinted lithograph views of Chicago in 1831 & San Francisco in 1846), octavo, original blue cloth with gilt spine title. Both covers embossed "Foreign Office" in black ink.
A statistical and commercial analysis of the state of commerce in the United States along with projections for the future. The author was British M. P. for Bristol.
A statistical and commercial analysis of the state of commerce in the United States along with projections for the future. The author was British M. P. for Bristol.
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- Chanticleer Books (US)
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- Title
- THE RESOURCES AND PROSPECTS OF AMERICA: Ascertained During a Visit to the States in the Autumn of 1865.
- Author
- Peto, Sir S. Morton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Old rebacking preserving original spine and endpapers, moderate wear to covers, internally very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Alexander Strahan
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1866
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