[Americana]. WALKER, Francis A. - Lot 267

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[Americana]. WALKER, Francis A. - Lot 267
[Americana]. WALKER, Francis A. Statistical Atlas of the United States Based on the Results of the Ninth Census, 1870. [n.p.], Julius Bien, lith., 1874. Large folio (55 x 40 cm), (2) title leaves and plate index, 6-4-14-13-8-3-4 pp., 54 plates (including 6 double-page plates), 32 single maps, and 16 statistical tables. Unbound, red edges (worn endpapers; rodent damage along the right-hand margins of the first section, 2 cm in length, with no loss of text; the last folios are slightly creased at the margins with small tears). First edition of this remarkable statistical atlas presenting the results of the ninth U.S. Census, conducted in 1870. The data, originally published in 24 volumes, are summarized here using color maps, diagrams, and elaborate graphical representations, allowing for an immediate understanding of the country’s major demographic, social, and economic characteristics. Chromolithographed plates. Interior remains fresh.
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