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Applewood Books, 2010-10-21. Paperback. Good.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina.

Gale ECCO, Print Editions, 2010-06-10. Paperback. Good.

BiblioLife, 2011-05-04. Paperback. Good.

Nabu Press, 2010-05-12. Paperback. Good.

BiblioBazaar, 2009-12-10. Paperback. Good.

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A Bound / Flex Cover / REPRINT: J. Almon Opposite Burlinton Shouse in Piccadilly 1748 60 pages. Softcover reprinted edition in very good condition, this book has card covers with cloth spine. Very slight wear to edges. Modern facsimile replica of the original text / work / manuscript / book. Privately published. Archival reprint. This book is not old, however, there is no other publication date other than of the original text. Most likely produced for research purposes since the original text is fragile or very rare. Both book and text are clean and unmarked. Overall a very good copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading resource, research or study. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. This is NOT a mass market paperback, or mass produced book. Map illustrations. Full title page reads: A Topographical Description of Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland, and North Carolina Comprehending the Rivers Ohio Kenhawa Sioto Chrokee Wabash… Read More

Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company. Reprint of original edition of 1778 .. One of twenty such copies on hand-made paper. The number of this copy is left blank. Quarter bound in light tan with grayish paper boards. Pages unopened(closed at top) and uncut on edges.Clean; No odor; unmarked. Two pages have tears. Contents: Biographical Sketch of Thomas Hutchins; List of the Works of Thomas Hutchins; A Topographical Description, etc. Index. Illustrations: Hutchin's commission as Captain Lieutenant; Facsimile of original title page; A Plan of the rapids in the River Ohio; A Plan of the several villages in the Illinois Country; A Table of distances between Fort Pitt and the River Ohio. Leather has darkening but whole; title block is paper with some chipping; paper boards have some yellowing to edges and areas of rubbing to back board. Some separation from hinge on pg. 113 ow intact. One of 25 copies on Hand-made paper. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1904.

Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1904. Very Good. Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1904. Limited Edition of 245 numbered copies, this being #14. Tall octavo. 143 pp. Black and white plates, complete; folding map to rear. Maroon cloth with spine lettered in gilt; top edge gilt. Boards lightly edgeworn and patchy discoloration to spine. Binding is sound. Smudging to endpapers; envelope housing for map at rear torn but present; pages otherwise unmarked. Very Good. Reprint of the first public surveys conducted under the direction of the U.S. Government. This edition includes Frederick Charles Hicks' brief biography of the author. [Howes 2504].

Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company. Reprinted from the original edition of 1778-----VG++ Limited edition of 245 copies----this copies number is not filled in------Pages pristine as is Map and Envelope for map on back paste down----some pages are unopened--Top Edge Gilt---Maroon cloth boards have some shelf wear to edges. Excellent copy. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1904.

London: Printed for the Author, and Sold by J. Almon, opposite Burlington House, in Piccadilly, 1778. First Edition. Full calf. Defective. Octavo.[1], ii, 67 pages, [1] page blank. Folding map in front located between the front paste down and the right front flyleaf. Missing both plans and a part of the Table of distances. Brown calf leather binding with newer red leather title label on the spine. Front and rear hinges repaired at one point leaving the rear fly end paper partially stuck to the rear paste down. Leather boards are scuffed and pitted. Light toning to the text. A few pages are browned. Map of the United States measures 15" x 11.5". The contemporary 18th century map of the United States tipped in front probably was not issued with the book. The original map, engraved by John Cheevers, was 35-1/4" x 43-1/2" in size and issued separately. This map has an approximate two inch closed tear in the rightedges and a few tape repairs to the lower edges made on the verso of the map. "Ralph & C"?… Read More

London: Printed for the Author, and sold by J. Almon, 1778.. [2],ii,67pp., including appendix, plus two folding maps and one folding table. Late 19th- century three-quarter red morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt with raised bands, t.e.g. Moderate shelf wear. Light tanning, some offsetting, a bit of foxing. Penciled and inked marginalia to the appendix leaves. Folding table with a neat closed split along a lower portion of a fold, confined to the margin. A very good copy. First edition, second issue of this important work by one of America's most influential early geographers. Thomas Hutchins was a seminal figure in the surveying and mapping of the United States. He began his career as a topographical engineer for the British Army during the French and Indian War, and from 1758 to 1777 served in the Ohio Valley, designing the fortifications at Fort Pitt in 1763. The following year he accompanied Bouquet on his expedition to put down Pontiac's Rebellion, resulting in a map of the country on the… Read More