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Hardcover. large 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 698. with half-title. heliogravure frontis. of the Brooklyn Bridge, 29 plates (incl. 3 maps - 2 colour, 1 large & folding), & numerous illus. in the text (incl. 14 maps & plans). A handome copy, bound in contemporary half red morocco, gilt back, top edge gilt, others untrimmed (light shelf-wear, short splits in lower joints, light foxing to frontis. & half-title). First Edition. An interesting look at life in America, with chapters on ranching, farming, mining, manufactures, commerce, banking, education, marriage, housing, social life, journalism, politics, religion, profusely illustrated with views of cities, buildings, houses, farms, commercial establishments, &c. A large portion of the text deals with the West and mid-West.