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A wonderful antique early-20th-century Boston travel and historical guide with a tremendous amount of period character.This antique Guide to Metropolitan Boston was produced in Boston and features the original illustrated cover, historical information about Boston and surrounding communities, period photographs and advertisements, and an original fold-out map of Metropolitan Boston and surrounding by Geo. H. Walker & Co., Boston
Original Hobbs & Warren Co. Boston stationer/engraver label
Original fold-out Metropolitan Boston map present
Period photographs and illustrations
Historical information about Boston, including early colonial history
Period advertisements, including Boston & Maine RailroadIncludes historical lists such as the Lieutenant Governors of Massachusetts
Handwritten historical notes on the inside cover, apparently relating to early Boston ministers and historic Boston sitesA fascinating example of an actual period-used reference/travel bookCondition:
This is an antique, well-used copy with substantial age and handling wear.
The covers show rubbing, soiling, discoloration and general surface wear. The binding/sewing has deterioration, and there are areas where the binding is fragile. The original fold-out map is present but has tears, folds and age wear.
The pages show age toning and occasional staining/wear.Please examine all photographs carefully. The photographs are considered part of the condition description.I have photographed the unusual handwritten material and original map because they are an especially interesting part of this copy.This would make a wonderful addition to a collection of Boston history, New England ephemera, antique maps, early travel guides, or Americana.Sold as shown.
