THE GEOGRAPHICAL CATECHISM OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE WESTERN STATES; DESIGNED AS A GUIDE AND POCKET COMPANION, FOR TRAVELLERS AND EMIGRANTS, TO PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN AND MISSOURI; CONTAINING A GEOGRAPHICAL AND EARLY HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THESE SEVERAL STATES, FROM THEIR FIRST SETTLEMENT UP TO THE PRESENT TIM
by Rupp, Israel Danie
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Philadelphia, 1837. iv,384pp. Contemporary sheep, leather label. Spine extremities frayed. Edges rubbed. Front hinge cracked, but holding. Occasional fox mark. Else just about very good. Second edition, after the rare first edition of the previous year. Includes tables of principle stage routes, counties and distance charts. With brief descriptions of the cities and towns of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri. Much useful information for the early western emigrant, presented in the form of questions and answers. HOWES R506. SABIN 74156.
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- THE GEOGRAPHICAL CATECHISM OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE WESTERN STATES; DESIGNED AS A GUIDE AND POCKET COMPANION, FOR TRAVELLERS AND EMIGRANTS, TO PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN AND MISSOURI; CONTAINING A GEOGRAPHICAL AND EARLY HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THESE SEVERAL STATES, FROM THEIR FIRST SETTLEMENT UP TO THE PRESENT TIM
- Author
- Rupp, Israel Danie
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1837
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...