King's Handbook of Boston Harbor / M.F. Sweetser

Name/Title

King's Handbook of Boston Harbor / M.F. Sweetser

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.127

Description

276 pages, plus 13 pages advertisements to the rear. "With Over Two Hundred Original Illustrations." Illustrated by Charles Copeland and others. A guidebook to Boston and the harbor islands, with pictorial advertisements for hotels, household goods, and clothing. Extensive indexes to contents and illustrations.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Harbor., 1880s

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

M.F. Sweetser

Illustrator

Charles Copeland

Edition

Second, Revised and Enlarged

Publisher

M. King,

Place Published

City

Cambridge

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1883

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding

Binding Notes

Decorated blue cloth binding stamped in black and gilt, featuring an illuminated lighthouse, and sailing ships with ribbon titles.

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America