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[AMERICANA]. [WISCONSIN]. RITCHIE, James S. Wisconsin and I...

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[AMERICANA]. [WISCONSIN]. RITCHIE, James S. Wisconsin and Its Resources; with Lake Superior, Its Commerce and Navigation? Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1857. 8vo. Illustrated with 2 folding, hand-colored maps. 312, [12, ads]. Ads on endleaves, as issued. Publisher?s full brown cloth, boards stamped in blind, front board and spine stamped in gilt (spine repaired, chipped, sunned, joints partially repaired, boards sunned, worn, front hinge starting, ffep. chipped and worn and mounted onto paper, maps a bit toned, worn, creased, text a bit toned, foxed). Good. THE SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF THIS WISCONSIN EMIGRANT?S GUIDE. Includes an early history of Wisconsin, information about agricultural resources, geology, etc. Measurements: 8 x 6 x 1?.