Enterprise Industry & Art Fishing Farming Manufacturing 1845 illustrated book

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Americana, Illustrated Books, Manufacturing, Farming, Mining, Hunting, Fishing, Mercantilism).

Enterprise, Industry, and Art of Man. As Displayed in Fishing, Hunting, Commerce, Navigation, Mining, Agriculture, and Manufactures, by Samuel Goodrich.
Published 1845, Boston by Bradbury, Soden and Co.
335 pages. Text in English. Illustrated throughout with in text & full page wood engraved plates.

Among the topics listed and discussed are whale fishing, pearl and coral, buffalo hunting, historical commerce in America, gold, silver & coal mining, logging, cotton, tea, coffee, tobacco, silk, linen, etc.

Publisher's cloth binding, gilt title lettering, embossed cover decorations.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding gently age worn, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 7" H x 4 3/4" W.

[B7023].