Bacon’s Descriptive Handbook Of America…

Published by London & New York: G.W.Bacon And Co., [1866].

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Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, CanadaD & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)

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8vo. pp. viii, 392. folding hand-coloured map frontis., 2 plates (1 colour) & 2 text illus. lacking 4 colour maps, although there is no evidence they were ever bound in. original cloth (extremities frayed, stains to front cover, lacking front free-endpaper, 2 small pieces wanting from map, occasional foxing). First Edition. With chapters on geography, agriculture, natural resources, commerce and manufactures, public lands, government, states and territories, population and laws, railways, canals and telegraphs, religion, education and the press, principal cities, natural curiosities and tourist attractions, Canada (pp. 368-92), &c. Scarce: only 3 copies listed on Amicus. TPL 9406 (calling for 5 coloured maps). Sabin 2648 (just calling for an unspecified number of maps & plates).

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Title
Bacon’s Descriptive Handbook Of America…
Author
BACON, George Washington [1830-1921] & William George LARKINS.
Publisher
London & New York: G.W.Bacon And Co., [1866].
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)

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