Cambridge, MA: Moses King, 1883. 360 pp. Original dark brown cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding rubbed w/ light fraying to spine ends. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Still a strong, sturdy copy given its age.. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24842MA
Title: KING'S HAND-BOOK OF BOSTON
Author: King, Moses
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good to Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Publisher: Moses King
Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1883
Keywords: AMERICANA MASSACHUSETTS STATE HISTORY MA DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL BOSTON ARCHITECTURE BUILDINGS STRUCTURES ETC. REFERENCE GUIDE GUIDEBOOKS NEW ENGLAND AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED
Bookseller catalogs: Reference; Architecture;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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....
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...