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1896 · 59118 — Chicago: J. Blegen 1896. 12mo. 69 1 pp. With 1 large folding double-sided map “The World†on recto “United States†on verso with illustrated ads for steamship lines and Milwaukie road on recto above World map edgewear rubbing at crease folds some creasing at fore-edges couple very minor closed tears at folds. Quarter-brown cloth over beige boards decorative blue border blue lettering minor soiling edgewear still VG copy. First edition of this very scarce travel guide and pocket map issued by Blegen 1842-1927 a Norwegian-American steamship travel agent from the 1890’s into the 20th Century. His concise guidebook offered railway fares from Chicago Ocean steamship rates from New York Montreal New Orleans and San Francisco along with postage rates death mortality statistics for major American cities Brownsville TX sported 45 per 1000 while Salt Lake was 8 per 1000 coin equivalents and even a guide to sanatoriums and health spas in Europe. No physical printed copies located in Worldcat only digital or print-on-demand copies. J. Blegen, hardcover