James Smith Colburn Personal Memoirs Diary 1949 pictorial leather book

(Old Books, 20th Century Books, Leather Books, Americana, Memoirs, New England, Massachusetts, Boston, James Smith Colburn).

The Personal Memoirs of James Smith Colburn (1780-1859) Who in the Year 1808 Built 54 and 55 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Published 1949, Boston, Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America.
79 pages. Text in English. Frontis portrait tipped on, one other tipped on original b&w photo, one portrait plate. 

Almost certainly a very small/ limited production.

Attractive antiquarian 1/2 leather binding, raised bands, gilt compartment decorations & title lettering, cloth covers, gilt armorial cover decoration.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. 

Binding gently age worn but still appealing, leather and joints slightly rubbed but still supple, remains overall very attractive as an object.

Text block paper is gently age toned as typical, internally book remains mostly clean, tight and sound. A book which has been taken care of but may/ does not look like new.

Still attractive on the shelf. Book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in rather nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

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Book Measures c. 11 1/4" H x 8 1/2" W.

[B7364].