New Castle New Hampshire 1884 Town History & Guide Pictorial Leather Book

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Leather Books, Americana, New England, New Hampshire, New Castle, Illustrated Books, Travel, Tourism, Town History). New Castle: Historic and Picturesque, by John Albee. Published 1884, Boston by the Rand Avery Supply Co. for George Thompson.155 pages. Text in English. Illustrated throughout with line drawings, some full page. Very uncommon/ rare book to find in period publisher's leather binding. Publisher's soft leather binding, raised bands, gilt title lettering, embossed in blind ruled covers,marbled end papers. Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition. Binding gently age worn, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object. Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally. Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account. Book Measures c. 7 3/4" H x 5 3/4" W.[B12074].