Historic Towns of New England / Lyman P. Powell
Book
599 pages. Tissue guarded frontis. Illustrations, maps.
Two fold out maps of Boston.
2015.7.183
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Cities and townsHistory1890s
8-1/2 in
6 in
First
American Historic Towns
New York
New York
United States
North America
1898
Knickerbocker Press
New York
New York
United States
North America
Publisher's Binding
Unidentified Designer
Bound in dark green cloth with stamping in gilt, black, and dark green. Titles to front and spine outlined in black. Acorn and leaf art nouveau design within a gilt frame. Acorn border. Gilt silhouette design of town to top. Motif repeated to spine. Unidentified SIGNED binding "JF." Top edge gilt.
Flyleaf inscription "Charles F. Richardson. December 25th 1898."
Knickerbocker Press
New England
United States
North America