Stitched paper wrappers
1851 · Boston
by Massachusetts. Amasa Walker
Boston: Dutton and Wenthworth, State Printers, 1851. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. Wrappers soiled, small split at head of spine, dampstain to bottom margin for the first dozen leaves; still a good solid copy.. viii, 59 pp. Sm. 4to. Before the reams of statistics the introduction states " On the other hand, the deductions which cannot fail to be drawn from these Reports will tend to give encouragement and contentment to our agricultural population, for they show, most conclusively, that agriculture is the normal occupation of man; the one most congenial to his nature in which he has the best guarantee of a long and healthful life." OCLC shows no copies of the Ninth report. (Inventory #: 27582)