AMERICAN POCKET MANUALS, 1843-1851, 2 Vols., Mechanics Vade-mecum, Methodist Religion, Miniature

Lot of 2 vols. includes John Hannah’s Wrestling Jacob (New-York: G. Lane & P. P. Sandford, 1843) and Henry W. Heywood’s The Tabular Vade-Mecum, or Mechanic’s Pocket Companion (Claremont: Henry W. Heywood, 1851). Both volumes bound in publisher’s brown cloth, Heywood with gilt cover lettering and interior wood-engraved technical diagrams. Hannah printed by J. Collord; Heywood printed in Concord by McFarland & Jenks.

Moderately worn; cloth rubbed with softening at spine ends; scattered foxing and spotting to leaves; early ink and pencil inscriptions to front preliminary leaves of Hannah; ink notation to upper margin of Heywood title.

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