The resources and prospects of America ascertained during a visit to the States in the autumn of 1865

by S. Morton Peto, Sir

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First edition

London & New York: Alexander Strahan, 1866. First edition, 8vo, iii - xvi , 428pp. lacking the half-title , 2 tinted lithograph city views Chicago in 1831 and San Francisco in 1848 ; later half polished blue calf gilt, rubbed and worn, old library sticker at base of spine, upper joint tender, else good. Diverse text on agriculture, manufactures, minerals, commerce, railroads, the South, finance, etc. Not in Howes; Sabin 61289. Item #9919

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