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Notes on a Journey in America, from the Coast of Virginia to the Territory of Illinois.

Notes on a Journey in America, from the Coast of Virginia to the Territory of Illinois.

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Notes on a Journey in America, from the Coast of Virginia to the Territory of Illinois.

by Birkbeck, Morris

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Philade;phia: Caleb Richardson, 1817. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ione Railton. 189pp. Mottled calf, ex-library, spine and hinges tape repaired, edges worn. contents age-toned and foxed,, but complete and the binding is tight. This is the rare FIRST EDITION, published in Philadelphia in 1817. The author's observations on his travels in the United States, and his plans to establish a colony in the Illinois Territory. Howes B-468.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Notes on a Journey in America, from the Coast of Virginia to the Territory of Illinois.
Author
Birkbeck, Morris
Illustrator
Ione Railton
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Caleb Richardson
Place of Publication
Philade;phia
Date Published
1817
Pages
189
Size
12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Slavery Farming
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Travel and Geography;

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Foxed
Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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...
12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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....

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