A Topographical and Historical Description of Boston
by Shurtleff, Nathaniel B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Hinges cracked, boards rubbed, owner bookplate (Richard J. Fennelly, Esq. ) on front pastedown, owner
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: City Council. Good with no dust jacket; Hinges cracked, boards rubbed, owner bookplate . (Richard J. Fennelly, Esq. ) on front pastedown, owner name on front . flyleaf.. 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. ix, 720pp. Green cloth with Boston city seal stamped in gilt on front boards and titles stamped in gilt on spine. One folding map of Boston, reproducing 1728 engraved map of Boston. Second folding map at rear lacking. A detailed look at the history and geography of Boston from first white settlement through the mid-nineteenth century.; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39922
- Title
- A Topographical and Historical Description of Boston
- Author
- Shurtleff, Nathaniel B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Hinges cracked, boards rubbed, owner bookplate (Richard J. Fennelly, Esq. ) on front pastedown, owner
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- City Council
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1871
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BOSTON History
- Bookseller catalogs
- New England;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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