Proceedings of the National Ship-Canal Convention, held at the City of Chicago, June 2 and 3, 1863

Chicago: Tribune Company's Book and Job Printing Office, 51 Clark Street, 1863. Very Good. Chicago: Tribune Company's Book and Job Printing Office, 51 Clark Street, 1863. First Edition. Octavo. 248pp. Printed wraps, removed. Light chipping to corners of wraps with general smudging and soiling; exposure to spine. Binding sound and pages unmarked; about Very Good. Uncommon record of the Civil War era, ante-fire Ship-Canal Convention, discussing the enlargement of the canals between the Valley of the Mississippi and the Atlantic with an eye towards their military and commercial importance.

Chicago Ante-Fire Imprints p. 267; Sabin 12638. (Inventory #: 32606)