Author: [Tucker, Gideon J. (Served as New York's Secretary of State from January 1858 through December 1859)].
Title: Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New-York, for the Year 1858. Prepared Pursuant to a Resolution of the Senate and Assembly of 1840, by the Secretary of State.
Description: Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1858. 1858. - 12mo, 5-7/8 inches high by 4-3/8 inches wide. Bound in full red morocco titled in gilt with gilt roulettes on the spine and with floral gilt decorations within a triple-ruled gilt frame on the covers. All edges are gilt. The covers are rubbed and a bit scuffed. [iv] & 538 pages, illustrated with 2 folding decorative seating charts (one for each house of the legislature). The folding charts are torn, but complete. The text block is cracked opposite the title page and at page 16. There is some minor dampstaining to the top corner of the last several pages, with heavier staining to the top edge of the rear endpaper and pastedown. Good. Good.

Keywords: AMERICANA; NEW YORK STATE; MANUAL FOR THE USE OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, FOR THE YEAR 1858; PREPARED PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY OF 1840, BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; FOLDING SEATING CHARTS; DIAGRAMS; LEATHER; EIGHT


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