Description
The Western World by Alexander MacKay, the First American Edition, printed in Philadelphia. Twelvemo, [two volumes], xii, 312pp, 32pp ads; iv, 316pp. Black blind stamped cloth, title in gilt on spine. Lacking maps. Reinforced spines, solid text block. (Howes M-117) (Sabin 43351). A publication from the second London edition.
Comments: An extensive and thorough look at the early American frontier, with travels to California, Ohio, Oregon, the southern United States and Canada.
