Mar 31, 2011 - Sale 2241

Sale 2241 - Lot 211

Price Realized: $ 1,560
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(MINNESOTA.) Taylor, James W. Northwest British America and its Relations to the State of Minnesota. One map. 8vo, original front wrapper only, worn; tear with slight loss on leaf 2:4; inked library stamps on wrapper and title page. St. Paul, MN, 1860

Additional Details

Probable first edition. A detailed report on the bright prospects for trade between Minnesota and western Canada. Recommends two rail routes from St. Paul to the Pacific, one of them passing through Canada. AII Minnesota 309; Graff 4079; Howes T56 ("b"); Streeter sale VI:3731. No other copies known at auction since 1976.