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King's handbook of New York city; an outline history and description of the American metropolis: with over eight hundred illustrations
by KING, Moses
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
1892 New York City Illustrated Moses King Handbook 800+ Travel Photographs
Moses King had a passion for publishing guidebooks that began before he even graduated college. His first work, "Harvard and its surroundings" would launch him into several publishing jobs and pave the way to a career in editing and writing.
This printing of "Moses King's Handbook of New York City" features over 800 original photographs of New York from the 1890s – a wonderful find for the lover of travel! According to the preface:
"Never before has any one put forth an illustrated history and description of New-York City in a single volume at all comparable with "King's Handbook."
Item number: #23514
Price: $499
KING, Moses
King's handbook of New York city; an outline history and description of the American metropolis: with over eight hundred illustrations
Boston, Mass.: Moses King, 1892.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 928
o Filled with 800+ illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
o Decorative cloth
· Size: ~8in X 6.25in (20.5cm x 15.5cm)
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- Title
- King's handbook of New York city; an outline history and description of the American metropolis: with over eight hundred illustrations
- Author
- KING, Moses
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Moses King
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass
- Date Published
- 1892
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1892 New York City Illustrated Moses King Handbook 800+ Travel Photographs, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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