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Title page copyright date 1856, "Published Monthly, under the Supervision of the Railway Companies, JUNE 1857" at top of front cover, xii, 288 pages, 64 maps of principal railways, pages xii-12 and 241-288 are pages of advertisements; advertisements also on inside covers; covers, and spine, all pages of text within a black double-ruled border; indexes of railways, cities and towns, diverging lines of railways, advertisements, and a list of hotels. Large folding map 15 7/8" x 193/4" present, detached from book, with two 2" closed tears at top edge and a few tiny holes at folds. Map of Illinois Central Railroad VALUABLE FARM LANDS FOR SALE IN ILLINOIS inside rear cover with the advertisement for those lands bottom half of rear cover. Steamboat Directory pp. 229-240. About Very Good, missing 1" of paper at top edge of spine, dark stain rear cover, rear cover detached, yet internally clean and complete. 1857 copies of this guide are uncommon; OCLC appears to locate 9 holdings, for the months of February, April, and October, with none showing for June 1857. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 010313
Title: APPLETONS' RAILWAY & STEAM NAVIGATION GUIDE,...
Publisher: D. Appleton & Co. Publishers, New York
Publication Date: 1857
Binding: Pictorial Printed Wrappers
Condition: Good
Book Type: Book
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