A Brief Historical, Statistical and Descriptive Review of East Tennessee, United States of America: Developing Its Immense Agricultural, Mining, and Manufacturing Advantages With Remarks to Emigrants Accompanied With a Map & Lithographed Sketch of a Tennessee Farm, Mansion House, and Buildings. By J. Gray Smith, A Naturalized Citizen of the United States of America

London: J. Leath, 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. xii, 71 pages, [1] page blank. Illustrated with a large folding map backed in linen and a folding lithograph illustration of a Tennessee farm also backed in linen. Binding is a later half morocco leather binding with brownish cloth covered boards. 5 raised bands and title in gilt on the spine. Later dark green end papers. Some scuffing to the edges of the spine and boards. The title page has a light crease and edge wear. Light occasional foxing to the contents. Map and lithographic view in very good condition.

Author promotes East Tennessee as a good place for manufacturing and (truncated) farming and offers advice to the capitalist. He also provides his opinions on the Native Americans and African Americans.

Howes S 605; Clark (Travels in the Old South) III 239; Streeter sale 1671. (Inventory #: 32479)