Bowen's Picture of Boston, or The citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts, and its environs: To which is prefixed the Annals of Boston. Embellished with engravings.
by BOWEN, ABEL:
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Lilly, Wait & Co. Boston 1833. Second edition, Enlarged and Improved. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard, extra engraved title in sepia, engraved plates, vignette illustrations in the text, folding plan of Boston and folding map of the Environs of Boston, all complete and as called for. Small 8vo (6 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches), 316-pages. Contemporary full plum calf, sides ruled in gilt, spine ruled in gilt and gilt lettered direct. Spine a little sunned but overall very good indeed and very clean internally.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20538
- Title
- Bowen's Picture of Boston, or The citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts, and its environs: To which is prefixed the Annals of Boston. Embellished with engravings.
- Author
- BOWEN, ABEL:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Lilly, Wait & Co. Boston 1833.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Foreign Travel, Exploration, Topography;
Terms of Sale
Bristow and Garland
Returns accepted within 7 days of receipt if found not as described.
About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...