U.S. Capitol Washington D.C. 1885 Wittemann Tourist Souvenir view Album Capitol
Brian DiMambro- Antiquarian Books, Maps & Prints(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Americana, Washington D.C., U.S. Capitol Building, Illustrated Books, Souvenir Albums).
The U.S. Capitol.
Published 1885, New York by Adolph Wittemann.
12 pages of images. Text in English. Profusely illustrated throughout. Accordion style binding
Publisher's cloth binding embossed title lettering, embossed pictorial cover decorations.
Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Item is not new or in "new" condition.
Binding gently age worn, text block of images detached from first plate, signs of handling but nothing offensive or severe, remains overall attractive as an object.
Paper is gently toned, internally still well preserved, tight, sound.
Still attractive on the shelf. Book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.
Please review photos for more detail showing how this item survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books and ephemera of all types. Flaws seen and described have been taken into account.
Book Measures c. 6" H x 5" W.
[B4271].