1822 · Edinburgh
by [Robert Mudie]
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1822. This is a reading copy only, lacks any frontispiece (none mentioned in other records) but contains 5 folding plates in various states of repair, and with the blindstamp of J.M. Huger of New Orleans as well as his signature inside front cover. Lacks free endpapers. Covers off.. Original boards. 4 folding panoramic plates, 1 folding table plan. 338 pp. Published anonymously. Not a great copy but appears complete except for frontispiece. J.M. Huger, who once owned this book, was a one-time Vice-President of the New Orleans Stock Exchange, from 1905. He was also present in new Orleans in May 1859 as a Lay Delegate at the 21st Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
(Inventory #: 156821)