1892 New York City Illustrated Moses King Handbook 800+ Travel Photographs
Moses King had a passion for publishing guidebooks that began before he even graduated college. His first work, “Harvard and its surroundings” would launch him into several publishing jobs and pave the way to a career in editing and writing.
This printing of “Moses King’s Handbook of New York City” features over 800 original photographs of New York from the 1890s – a wonderful find for the lover of travel! According to the preface:
“Never before has any one put forth an illustrated history and description of New-York City in a single volume at all comparable with “King’s Handbook.”
Item number: #27087
Price: $499
1892 New York City Illustrated Moses King Handbook 800+ Travel Photographs
Moses King had a passion for publishing guidebooks that began before he even graduated college. His first work, “Harvard and its surroundings” would launch him into several publishing jobs and pave the way to a career in editing and writing.
This printing of “Moses King’s Handbook of New York City” features over 800 original photographs of New York from the 1890s – a wonderful find for the lover of travel! According to the preface:
“Never before has any one put forth an illustrated history and description of New-York City in a single volume at all comparable with “King’s Handbook.”
Item number: #27087
Price: $499
KING, Moses
King’s handbook of New York city; an outline history and description of the American metropolis: with over eight hundred illustrations
Boston, Mass.: Moses King, 1892. First Boston edition.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- 928
- Filled with 800+ illustrations
- Provenance: Handwritten – Brayton Rodgers
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover; secure
- Decorative cloth
- Size: ~8.25in X 6.25in (20.5cm x 15.5cm)
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Categories
Americana, American History
Voyages & Exploration & Maps
Authors
KING, Moses
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete