first edition Paperback
1856 · Cincinnati, Ohio
by D. Mansfield, Editor; T. and W. Wrightson, Assoc. Eds.
Cincinnati, Ohio: T. Wrightson & Co., 1856. SCARCE, no copies currently found in commerce. Separate weekly issues, Vol. 3, No.45, Jan. 3; Vol. 3, No. 46, Jan. 10; Vol. 3, No. 50, Feb. 7; Vol. 4, No.7, April 10; and Vol. 4, No. 27, Aug. 28, 1856. All Very Good, later stapled paper protectors over spines, light soiling and toning. Each issue 20 pages, including covers. With lithographed illustrations and advertisements. Includes articles discussing the practicality of the as-yet unbuilt Pacific Railroad, navigation of the Colorado River and steam navigation in the Mississippi Valley, iron, sugar, stock markets. . First Printing. Newsprint. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (Inventory #: 008617)