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Lot 681
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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Nov 9, 2022
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Lot Description
[UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.] Growth and Manufacture of Silk. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury… of May 11, 1826, in Relation to the Growth and Manufacture of Silk. Washington: Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1828.
8vo (222 x 137 mm). 5 engraved plates (2 folding, one hand-colored), numerous tables (2 folding). (Some spotting or soiling, some minor creasing.) Later paper wrapper unattached (binding defective but sewing holding, some fading).
The present work is document number 158 from the 20th Congress, 1st session. With an additional folding plate laid in. Sabin 81010.
Property from the Collection of Dorothy and Richard Fitch
This lot is located in Chicago.