THE VADE MECUM FOR AMERICA; Or a Companion for Traders and Travellers: Containing I. An exact and useful table, shewing the value of any quantity of any commodity, ready cast up, from one yard or pound to ten thousand. II. A table of simple and compound interest. III. The names of the towns, and counties in the several provinces and colonies of New-England, New-York, and the Jersies ;as also the several counties in Pensilvania [sic], Maryland and Virginia: together with the time of the setting of their courts. IV. The time of the general meetings of the Baptists and Quakers. V. A description of the principal roads from the mouth of Kennebeck-River in the north-east of New England, to James-River in Virginia. VI. A correct table of the kings

Published by S. Kneeland and T Green, Boston, 1732

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Narrow octavo, contemporary brown calf with old and recent mends and infilling; (2), iv, (2), 220 pp. Scarce Colonial American tradesmen's and travelers' pocket guidebook. First edition was published the previous year with same imprint and pagination. Evans 3958. Boards bowing, covers with old and successively more recent mends (all are sympathetic), binding quite tight though text is accessible old notes and figuring to endpapers, text is clean, good.

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THE VADE MECUM FOR AMERICA; Or a Companion for Traders and Travellers: Containing I. An exact and useful table, shewing the value of any quantity of any commodity, ready cast up, from one yard or pound to ten thousand. II. A table of simple and compound interest. III. The names of the towns, and counties in the several provinces and colonies of New-England, New-York, and the Jersies ;as also the several counties in Pensilvania [sic], Maryland and Virginia: together with the time of the setting of their courts. IV. The time of the general meetings of the Baptists and Quakers. V. A description of the principal roads from the mouth of Kennebeck-River in the north-east of New England, to James-River in Virginia. VI. A correct table of the kings
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[Prince, Thomas].
Publisher
S. Kneeland and T Green, Boston
Publication year
1732
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Hardcover
Edition
Second edition.
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We had our open bookshop in the town of Sonoma for a total of 17 years, including 9 years at our East Napa St. location, however, as of April 13, 2013 we have closed our doors. Our business is now conducted online, by appointment, and occasionally at antiquarian bookfairs at which we exhibit annually. Chanticleer Books is a sole-proprietorship owned and operated by Steve Blackmer, a full-time bookseller since 1985 and member of the Antiquarian Booksellers¿ Association of America (ABAA) from 1998 to 2026…

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