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Full title: A HAND BOOK OF IOWA, OR THE DISCOVERY, SETTLEMENT, GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, TOPOGRAPHY, NATURAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY, CLIMATOLOGY, COMMERCIAL FACILITIES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVENESS, MANUFACTURING ADVANTAGES, EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS, HEALTHFULNESS, GOVERNMENT, AND THE EXCELLENCE OF THE SOCIAL AND MORAL LIFE OF THE STATE OF IOWA. THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE AMERICAN CONSTELLATION. Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided). [6], 156 pages. Paperback: H 22.5cm x L 15cm. Light bluish-gray paper covers soiled with light staining, light wear at edges with some creasing at rear cover's bottom left corner; reddish-brown cloth spine. Strong crease to front free endpaper with short tear at bottom margin; past owner's pencil signature on frontispiece's blank recto; light toning at page margins with scattered light soiling. Saddle-sewn binding firm. Still an attractive very good copy. Errata slip tipped-in between front cover verso and ffep; unpaged two-page color state map by Rand, McNally & Co. on leaves between pages 52-53; several b/w plates including frontispiece also on unpaged leaves; inset and occasional full page b/w illustrations throughout; a few tables present too. State promotional booklet issued for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1915 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 26 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Volume c.1.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1915 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 25 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 25.…