NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI ON TOP, NOT "UNDER THE HILL." ADAMS COUNTY AND THE NEIGHBORING TERRITORY.

Daily Democrat Steam Print. C.N. M'Cormick [C.N. McCormick] (Preface). Thomas Grafton, 1821-1894; J.C. French; John F. Jenkins [John Flavel Jenkins], 1846-1927; H.C. Norman [Henry C. Norman], 1850-1913; et al (contributors).

Edité par Natchez, MS: Myrtle Bank Publishers, December 1983.

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#255 of a limited edition of 500 copies (reprinting the original 1888 booklet). [4], 28 pages of numbered text pages interleaved with unpaged advertisements and plate leaves - [32 leaves - 64 pages total plus covers]. Staple-bound paperback: H 24.75cm x L 15.75cm. Dark brown paper covers; strong vertical crease to front cover. Some foxing to text block edges with several leaves affected at margins; interior pages overall remain clean. Binding is firm. Booklet's original 1888 edition features the long-winded title: "The Queen City of the South. Natchez, Mississippi On Top, not 'Under the Hill.' Its Beautiful and Healthy Location, the Superior Facilities for Manufactories and the Low Cost of Living Justify the Assertion that Health, Happiness and Wealth Awaits All Good Citizens. Adams County and the Neighboring Territory, with Fertile Soil, Suitable for the Cultivation of Any Crop Known to the North, and Many Unknown There Contribute to Natchez' Prosperity." Natchez photographer Henry C. Norman contributed b/w photo plates to the original edition but, in this reprint, they are reproduced inelegantly as lithographed illustrations. ISBN 096097282X.

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• Titre: NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI ON TOP, NOT "UNDER THE HILL." ADAMS COUNTY AND THE NEIGHBORING TERRITORY.
• Éditeur: Natchez, MS: Myrtle Bank Publishers, December 1983.
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Americana-Mississippi