[Rarebooks] fs: Eldridge's Harbor Charts, NY to Boston, 1906

[Back Creek Books]

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(No. 9261 )  Eldridge, George W. GEO. W. ELDRIDGE'S BOOK OF HARBOR CHARTS: 
NEWPORT TO BOSTON [BINDER'S TITLE].
[Vineyard Haven, MA]: Geo. W. Eldridge, [1906]. Cloth, Elephant folio, [56 
pages, printed one side only], Charts. Near fine.
      Complete book of 26 charts plus the index page. All soundings are 
given at mean low tide, all lights are colored on the charts as they 
appeared at night, and all buoys are represented as they appeared in the 
water. Eldridge made his charts of large enough scale that they easily and 
clearly show natural and navigational features. Collated complete. Bound in 
coarse lavender cloth over heavy boards. Some mild exterior soil, and a 
touch of foxing to advertising page at end of volume, otherwise interior is 
clean and bright. Binding remains sturdy and sound.    $1200.00
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