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Title: Bacon's Guide to American Politics; Or, A Complete View of the Fundamental Principles of the National and State Governments, with the Respective Powers of Each
Author: Bacon, [George Washington] Description: [2], 94, [11] ad pp. Folding map (of United States) frontispiece, colored with pink, yellow and green. 7x4¼, full purple cloth, blindstamped and gilt-lettered cover. First Edition.Includes a chapter (appendix actually) on the comparative resources of the free and of the slave-holding states (North and South) according to the 1860 census. Perspective on America from across the pond, during the Civil War. Heading: Place Published: London Publisher: Sampson Low, Son & Co. Date Published: 1863 Condition reportFront cover and spine darkened to black, cloth rubbed; verso of map, title page, and page i with rubber stamps from Burnley Mechanic Institution; some cracking at gutters between signatures; else very good.
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