For your consideration is this copy of Henry Howe's "The Great West As It Was and As It Is". The work discusses the discovery and development of the lands mostly west of the Mississippi and has historical and descriptive sketches of a handful of states and territories. The book is bound in green cloth with stamped black and gilt titles and decoration. The book is in fair condition with some loose front pages and a loose back cover--the front cover is present but completely detached There is no title page and the only date is at the end of the author's preface: 1872. Measures 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" x 1 1/2"