Boston Massachusetts 1880's tourist souvenir album panoramic birds eye view

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Americana, New England, Massachusetts, Boston, Illustrated Books, Souvenir Albums, Panoramic Views).

Views of Boston.
Published c. 1880's, Boston, Massachusetts by J.F. Murphy. Printed by Charles Frey, Portland, Maine.
16 panels. Text in English. Profusely illustrated throughout. Accordion style binding.

Publisher's cloth binding, oblong format, gilt title lettering, embossed cover decorations.

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 signs of handling and time but nothing offensive or severe, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, internally 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. 5 1/4" H x 6" W.

[B5269].