Author: Birkbeck, Morris
Title: Notes on a Journey in America, from the Coast of Virginia to the Territory of Illinois.
Description: Philade;phia, Caleb Richardson, 1817. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Ione Railton. 189pp. Mottled calf, ex-library, spine and hinges tape repaired, edges worn. contents age-toned and foxed,, but complete and the binding is tight. This is the rare FIRST EDITION, published in Philadelphia in 1817. The author's observations on his travels in the United States, and his plans to establish a colony in the Illinois Territory. Howes B-468. Good.

Keywords: Slavery Farming


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