Drew's Rural Intelligencer 1855 (52 issues bound as one)

William A. Drew

 Augusta, Me. : Wm. A. Drew,, 1855

[19th Century Maine Weekly] Folio, 17 x 11 1/2 inches. Complete 52 issues (1-52) for 1855.  Bound in 3/4 calf over marbled boards. Gilt ruled. Some shelf wear to spine. 416 p. Scattered staining, gutter stain to rearmost pages. Published in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine.  Drew's Rural Intelligencer ran from 1855-1857.  It was a weekly miscellany "Devoted to the Wants and Pleasures of Rural Life; both in Town and Country".   Most of the pages are devoted to agricultural and home craft pursuits.