[Rarebooks] FS: Mount Washington summit printing, 1877

[Bob Petrilla]

Colleagues,

We are pleased to offer:

New Hampshire / Burt, Henry M. "BURT'S AMONG THE CLOUDS": Printed Daily on
the Summit of Mount Washington, Vol. I, No. 1, Friday, July 20, 1877. Mt.
Washington, NH: Henry M. Burt, 1877. First Edition. 8pp; with 9 views of
mountain hotels. 13" x 10" Fine. Tabloid newspaper.
This marks the first attempt to print a newspaper on the summit of a
mountain. It contains news of famous visitors to Mount Washington and where
they are staying, sights and places of interest in the White Mountains
(West Side, East Side, North Conway, Around the Notch, Summit), local news
items, and many local advertisments for excursions and lodging (with
woodcut views of hotels), &c.  $100.00

Trade discount 20%, postpaid in US

Thanks for reading,

Bob Petrilla



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