Bohn's Hand-Book of Washington
- Washington, DC: Casimir Bohn, 1861
Washington, DC: Casimir Bohn, 1861. Very Good. Washington, DC: Casimir Bohn, 1861. Reprint. 12mo (15cm.); publisher's pink pictorial paper-covered boards; engraved and lithographed frontispieces and added title page, eighteen additional leaves of lithographed plates. Chipping of paper along joints, light wear and soil, else Very Good, internally clean and sound.
Civil War-era reprint of this popular pictorial guide book for strangers to the "National Metropolis." The text was not updated to make any mention of the ongoing hostilities and while many pages are devoted to the Aqueduct, the Supreme Court is given four short lines as an afterthought on the final page.
Civil War-era reprint of this popular pictorial guide book for strangers to the "National Metropolis." The text was not updated to make any mention of the ongoing hostilities and while many pages are devoted to the Aqueduct, the Supreme Court is given four short lines as an afterthought on the final page.