VIEW OF THE VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI OF THE EMIGRANT'S AND TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO THE WEST. CONTAINING A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THAT ENTIRE COUNTRY; AND ALSO NOTICES OF THE SOIL, PRODUCTIONS, RIVERS, AND OTHER CHANNELS OF INTERCOURSE AND TRADE : AND LIKEWISE OF THE CITIES AND TOWNS, PROGRESS OF EDUCATION, &c. OF EACH STATE AND TERRITORY
Philadelphia, PA: Published by the Author, 1834. Second edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 7.4 in. x 4.5 in., pp. 372. Illustrated with colored frontis fold-out map of the United States and fourteen additional maps, twelve of which fold-out. Contemporary green cloth boardswith black title on tan panel to spine. Soiling and touch of moisture damage to front board. Sunning to spine with a couple small chips to spine panel. Light foxing throughout. Spine and hinges tight. (Sabin 2594). Good. Item #88284
Includes the chapter: "Hints for Emigrants."
The first edition was published in 1832. This second edition, according to the introduction, "will be found to be every way improved, especially in those portions of it which concern emigrants and travelers." It includes chapters chapters on Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida, and also the history of steam-boating in the West.
Price: $425.00