A New Guide for Emigrants to the West, Containing Sketches of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, with the Territories of Wisconsin and Arkansas, and the Adjacent Parts.
Boston: Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, 1836. vii, [1], [v-]x, [11]-376, [adv]. 6 pp. 16mo. Blind embossed green cloth, gilt titles. First edition thus. Very good or better, minor wear at extremities, faint browning on spine, else a fresh, bright copy. Sabin 59485. Howes P171. Eberstadt 114: 653. Decker 035: 557. Checklist Amer. RR:1435. Graff 3235. Clark III: 86(1). Item #42917
Renamed and much expanded over the earlier 1831 guide and enlarged to include Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arkansas. This "New Guide" went through three editions.
Price: $450.00
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