[Rarebooks] fs: 1871 - Lake George, NY, fold-out maps, illus.

[Back Creek Books]

Greetings Booklovers,

We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 9049 )  De Costa, B[enjamin]. F[ranklin]. (1831-1904). LAKE GEORGE: ITS 
SCENES AND CHARACTERISTICS, WITH GLIMPSES OF THE OLDEN TIMES. TO WHICH IS 
ADDED SOME ACCOUNT OF TICONDEROGA, LAKE LUZERNE, SCHROON LAKE AND THE 
ADIRONDACKS. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING NOTES ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Company, [1871]. Third Edition, Original 
cloth, Duodecimo, iv, [5]-186, [i]-xiv pages, black & white engraved plates, 
cuts, maps. Good.
      Charming 19th century travel guide illustrated to show not only the 
natural beauty of the area but also some of the hotels. There are two 
fold-out maps at rear and a double spread map in the text. Tissue-guarded 
frontispiece titled "Ausable Chasm" by Kilburn. Last leaf has a page with 
advertising for a hotel, a railway, and steamer lines. Bound in orange cloth 
over boards with spine and both boards lettered and decorated in black. 
Boards show edge wear and general soil, and lower board has water damage. 
The larger folding map at rear has been mis-folded and has a 4 1/2" tear at 
lower attachment point. The textblock shows mild age toning, with some 
dampstaining to last several pages, but good overall. Hinges are not 
cracked....... $75.00
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