The New Northwest. A Pamphlet Stating Briefly The Advantages Of Bismarck And Vicinity. Soil, Timber, Climate, Settlements, Business, Etc., Etc

MRS LINDA W. SLAUGHTER

Publication: Published by The Burleigh County Pioneers' Association, 1874, Bismarck, 1874, 1956

First edition thus. 8vo. Originally printed in 1874. This copy limited to 300 copies printed for Frederick W. Beinecke under the direction of the Printing-Office of the Yale University Press. Christmas, 1956. Printed wrappers, [4], 24 [4] pp., preface, illustrated from advertisements. A facsimile reprint of the original 1874 edition with an added "preface" advising that this item is the first North Dakota imprint. The 1874 edition was printed in an edition of 2,000 copies of which "Dakota Imprints" located six copies. Information is provided on the history, travel and description of Burleigh County as well as brief discussions of animals, both wild and domestic, and stock raising in Bismarck. Fine copy.

Inventory Number: 50320