King's Handbook of Boston Harbor
Cambridge: Moses King, Publisher, 1883. Second edition. Over 200 original illustrations by various artists. Original decorative cloth over bevelled boards. Octavo. x, 276, xi-xxix pages. A few minor rubs and shallow bumps to extremities. Hinges remain sound. Fine overall.
Profusely illustrated Victorian era travel guide to Boston and environs. Both illustrations and text are indexed at the front. Contains numerous advertisements at front and rear as well. Includes one color advertisement as a tipped-in plate, for an importer of Havana cigars. Handsome decorated publisher's cloth binding.
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Price: $300
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