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Impt. Books,Manuscripts,Literature,Americana
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[PRINCE, Thomas.] The Vade Mecum for America: Or a Companion for Traders and Travellers. Boston: S. Kneeland and T. Green, for D. Henchman, 1732. 4to (172 x 70 mm). Contemporary decoratively tooled sheep. Condition: lacks endpapers, head of title clipped. Provenance: Carroll Alton Means (bookplate). Second edition of America's first vade mecum. The work includes numerous tables of exchange, as well as lists of cities, courts, roads, etc., as well as a directory of Boston streets. Attribution to Prince derives from a copy at the Boston Public Library. Evans 3598; Howes P616.ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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