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[AMERICANA]. BRISTED, John. The Resources of the United Sta...

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[AMERICANA]. BRISTED, John. The Resources of the United States of America; or a View of the Agricultural, Commercial, Manufacturing, Financial, Political, Literary, Moral and Religious Capacity and Character of the American People? New York: James Eastburn & Co., 1818. 8vo. [506] pp. Publisher?s plain blue boards, rebacked in modern tan paper, printed paper label on spine (boards worn, soiled, hinges repaired, ownership signatures on ffep. and title-page, endleaves with some wear and a few tears, text toned, foxed with some edgewear, wrinkling). Very good. FIRST EDITION OF THIS ENTHUSIASTIC VIEW OF EARLY NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA BY AN ENGLISH ?MIGR?. Measurements: 10 x 7 x 2?.