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0580 Goodrich, S[amuel] G[riswold]. LES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE; APERCU STATISTIQUE, HISTORIQUE, GEOGRAPHIQUE, INDUSTRIEL ET SOCIAL, A L'USAGE DE CEUX QUI RECHERCHENT DES RESEIGNEMENTS PRECIS SUR CETTE PARTIE DU NOUVEAU MONDE... ACCOMPAGNE D'UNE CARTE DES ETATS-UNIS D'APRES LEWS MEILLEURES AUTORITES... Paris, Guillaumin, 1852. xvi,376pp. Folding map of the United States. Contemporary marbled boards, leather gold stamped spine. First edition. Clark, Travels in the Old South 321: " S. G. Goodrich, "author and editor of about one hundred and seventy volumes," best known under his pen name Peter Parley, was American consul in Paris from 1851-53. There he produced a French edition of his "Standard American Geography." Characteristic of the Goodrich style, it presents the American scene in a statistical form, giving some attention to surface descriptions, with information that would be useful to immigrants." Sabin 27897. Also much on the western states and western territories, with details of social life and customs in America. Laid in is a one page ALS from Goodrich to Mr. Blanque sending him his copy of "this just published work..." (32704) Shelf wear, foxing, otherwise very good.
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