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ATLANTIC CITY, THE GEM OF THE COAST.; [cover title]: 30th Annual Session of the Imperial Council, A.A.O.N.M.S.,Lu Lu Temple, Oasis of Philadelphia, Atlantic City, N.J., July 13th and 14th, 1904
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- Condition
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. Howard Avil / Engraved by Phototype Co, 1902. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. (92)pp; illus throughout from photographs, many full page. Views include: Panoramic View of Ocean Front (double-page); The Boardwalk South from the Casino; Young's Hotel; Boardwalk and Beach at Low Tide; Atlantic Avenue; Lu Lu Temple Band; Sunday Morning on the Boardwalk; Steel Pier; Pacific Avenue; candid photos of bathers; U.S. Life Saving Station; Pavilion and Pier at the Inlet; Hotel Senate; Virginia Avenue; Railroad Station; Ferry Houses; Boardwalk from The Dunlop; &c. Includes many hotel ads, some illustrated. Spine ends peeled, small corner chipped from cover, else clean and tight. 7.75" x 10" Avil's 1902 viewbook appears here within the programme for the annual meeting of the Order of the Mystic Shrine. Introductory text (13pp) by William Ross updates Mystic Shrine activities, including portraits of leaders. [WorldCat does not record this convention issue, and finds six holdings of the 40-page viewbook which is here bound in.].
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- R & A Petrilla, ABAA, IOBA
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- Bookseller Inventory #
- 036825
- Title
- ATLANTIC CITY, THE GEM OF THE COAST.; [cover title]: 30th Annual Session of the Imperial Council, A.A.O.N.M.S.,Lu Lu Temple, Oasis of Philadelphia, Atlantic City, N.J., July 13th and 14th, 1904
- Author
- New Jersey, Atlantic City
- Format/binding
- Pictorial Paper Covers
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Howard Avil / Engraved by Phototype Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date published
- 1902
- Keywords
- travel; viewbooks; atlantic city, new jersey; seashore; beaches; shriners; architecture; photographs
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About R & A Petrilla, ABAA, IOBA
Established 1970, we are generalist antiquarian booksellers. We specialize in old and unusual books, manuscripts, and ephemera. We no longer sell at book fairs. Please see the catalogs on our website, or browse our stock for your interests. We are grateful for your orders. Thank you. -- Bob & Alison Petrilla Professional affiliations: American Antiquarian Society, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Library Company of Philadelphia, Philobiblon Club.
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