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James' River Guide for 1857,

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James'  River Guide for 1857,
James' River Guide for 1857,<p>8vo, green paper illustrated wraps, 128pp, 44 maps, engravings. [Cumings, Samuel] U.P. James. Cincinnati. According to James, meant to supersede the earlier "Conclin's New River Guide," this version a continuation of the hoary tradition of publishing maps and navigational hazards of the waterways of the Mississippi drainage. An essential tool for the mid 19th century river pilot. [Howes C948]<p>Cover chipped in upper right corner, with two pieces of tape on spine, lacking about one half of rear wrapper. Interior mostly fine, with a few pages with edge smudges and or foxing.