THE STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE GREAT WEST; INCLUDING OHIO, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, IOWA, MINESOTA [sic], KANSAS, AND NEBRASKA; THEIR GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, ADVANTAGES, RESOURCES, AND PROSPECTS; COMPRISING THEIR LOCAL HISTORY, INS
Ferris, Jacob:
New York & Auburn: Miller, Orton, and Mulligan, 1856. 352pp. including thirteen full-page illustrations and plus folding map. 4pp. of ads. Original cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Spine a bit sunned. Otherwise a tight, sharp copy. Very good. The handsome folding map shows the states and territories described in the title, as well as railroad lines extending as far west as Iowa City and Jefferson City and as far north as Fond du Lac in Wisconsin. The book describes various routes to the western states and territories, and describes agricultural and commercial activities in the West. Very scarce. BUCK 565. GRAFF 1309. WAGNER-CAMP 274a.
(Item ID: WRCAM26887) $900.00