History of the Rise, Progress, and existing Condition of the Western Canals in the State of New York, from September 1788, to the completion of the Middle Section of the Grand Canal, in 1819, Together with the Rise, Progress, and existing State of Modern Agricultural Societies, on the Berkshire System, from 1807, to the establishment of the Board of Agriculture in the State of New York, January 10, 1820.
WATSON, Elkanah.
Published by D. Steele, Albany, 1820
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210 [2] pp. Frontispiece portrait; 2 engraved title page vignettes; 2 engraved maps (1 folding); 2 facsimiles and one plate. 8vo, original boards rebacked in paper; printed paper spine label preserved. Bookplate; front hinge reinforced in paper; some light generally inoffensive foxing; printed paper label tanned, split and chipped; but an untrimmed and partially unopened copy. Inscribed on the front free endpaper, "from his respected friend the Author.". Seller Inventory # 54166
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Title: History of the Rise, Progress, and existing ...
Publisher: D. Steele, Albany
Publication Date: 1820
Binding: Hardcover
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History of the Rise, Progress and Existing Condition of the Western Canals in the State of New-York, from September, 1788 to the Completion of the Middle Section of the Grand Canal, in 1819, Together with the Rise, Progress, and Existing State of Modern Agricultural Societies on the Berkshire System, from 1807, to the Establishment of the Board of Agriculture in the State of New-York, January 10, 1820
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25x15 cm. Modern buckram, clean and tight. Foreedge untrimmed. First edition. iv, [5] - 104, [4], [111] - 210, [2] pp., two maps and two plates, lacking the 3 facsimiles, Moderate foxing. Presentation copy from Watson to his uncle, John Watson Pages 25-51 contain "Journal of Travels, principally by Water, from Albany to the Seneca Lake, in 1791. By Elkanah Watson.", one of the earliest works in which an author described a trip westward by water in New York State. While the pagination is continuous, there is a second title page for "History of Agriculturual Societies, on the Modern Berkshire System ." American Imprints 4187; Howes W166; Rink, Technical Americana 4736. Seller Inventory # b00009