Journal of the Fifty-Seventh House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Volume II Containing Messages, Reports and Documents
Harrisburg: J. M. G. Lescure, Printer to the State, 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 395; iii (index). Quarter bound in calf and green paper, titles in gilt on red lettering piece and in black directly on the spine. Discreet private owner bookplate on the front pastedown. Covers scuffed and stained, edges rubbed, moderate foxing throughout. One fold-out leaf ("Resources of Banks") partially torn away. Good+. Item #7301
Published 60 years following statehood, the rich tableau of facts and figures provide rich insight into mid-19th century Pennsylvania. A significant fold-out "Tabular Statement of the Convict Department of Chester County Prison" reveals all manner of details of all prisoners from 1840-1846. The binding remains healthy. "Printed on M'Kinley and Lescure's Steam Power-Presses."
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