[Item #8594] Immigration, and the Commissioners of Emigration of the State of New York. IMMIGRATION, Friedrich KAPP.

Immigration, and the Commissioners of Emigration of the State of New York

New York: The Nation Press, 1870. First Edition. Printed wrappers; (2), iii, (1) 5-241; frontis portr; 6 plates. Leaning; spine re-backed in paper (backing with horizontal tear); slight chipping to wrapper edges; embossed stamp of the "Deutsche Gesellschaft der Stadt New York" on front cover. A good or better copy overall, internally clean, tight and unmarked. SABIN 37099. A useful work, and one of the first humane examinations of the flood of European-American migration that began after the Civil War. Includes a frontispiece portrait of Commissioner Gulian Verplanck, and six plates (one a double-page plan) of facilities at Castle Garden and Wards Island. Octavo.

Price: $85.00

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