THE BOOK OF NIAGARA FALLS
by Parsons, Horatio A
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Endicott, New York, United States
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About This Item
STEELE & PECK, Buffalo, 1838. 5.875" X 3.75" in tan cloth with gilt lettering. Covers have soil and misc. stains; 3" water stain in the inside margin of 4th and 5th leaves only; Light to medium foxing throughout: FAIR PLUS to GOOD MINUS condition. 111pp + 1 page "Table of Distances." NOTE: Apparently this book originally held a fold-out map. IT IS NOT PRESENT. Early book on the falls - oddly, without illustrations, although everything is described in intricate detail. [BD028]. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- THE BOOK VAULT (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IB289
- Title
- THE BOOK OF NIAGARA FALLS
- Author
- Parsons, Horatio A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Publisher
- STEELE & PECK, Buffalo
- Date Published
- 1838
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Memorabilia;
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Endicott, New York
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- Gilt
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