[Rarebooks] FS: Pitman's scarce 1825 work on a ship canal across the Isthmus of America w/map

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Pitman, Robert Birks. A SUCCINCT VIEW AND ANALYSIS OF AUTHENTIC INFORMATION EXTANT IN ORIGINAL WORKS ON THE PRACTICABILITY OF JOINING THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS, BY A SHIP CANAL ACROSS THE ISTHMUS OF AMERICA. London: Printed for J. M. Richardson, and J. Hatchard and Son. 1825. 8vo. viii,229,(3)pp. With the errata. Illustrated with a copper engraved folding map of the Isthmus, with 5 potential canal routes outlined in red. Later 19th c. 1/2 calf, gilt & blind stamped spine, over marbled boards. Final gathering with some foxing. Scarce.                           $600.00 (trade discount allowed)

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