King's Photographic Views of New York
by King, Moses
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Moses King, 1895. 720pgs. Gray-Green Cloth.gilt and red lettering and design onf front panel and spine. 450 illusrtrations in black and white. Rear blank endppapers have tape reinforcement. Page 469-70 is loose and Page 475-76, which is the foldout map, is missing. Book is sturdy, no wrirting, marks. Light rubbing to the spne edges,otherwise a very well preserved copy. An amazing collection of photographs of the buildings, bridges, statues of New York City. Also includes advertisements of companies with illustrations. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket as Issued. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026093
- Title
- King's Photographic Views of New York
- Author
- King, Moses
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Moses King
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- 19th Century New York City Photography Photographs
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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