first edition Hardcover
1850 · New York
by Hunt, Freeman (editor)
New York: Freeman Hunt, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. viii, 19-710 pages, 2 pages publisher ads. Frontispiece engraving. Marbled paper covered boards with leather corners and spine. 4 raised gilt lined bands and gilt title on spine. A few rubbed spots to the leather. Front hinge is cracked in the gutter. Light scattered foxing to contents. The first article, July 1850, is titled "The Gold Mines of California." Other articles include the Opium trade;, Slave labor in cotton factories; Coffee production in 1850; commercial statistics; journal of banking, currency and finance; precious metals, coins and bank notes, Railroad, Canal, and Steamboat Statistics; and much more. (Inventory #: 21470)