History of Penobscot County, Maine:. With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches

Cleveland, OH: Williams, Chase & Co, 1882. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good+. No DJ as Issued. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Well crafted text richly illlustrated with steel-plate engravings. Noted flaws notwithstanding, a handsome copy of this rather uncommon edition. Light shelf wear, boards through at fore-edge, closed split at bottom of front hinge, endpages evenly toned, sporadic ghost images of pressed fern, joints starting, else tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, dark brown leather spine, brown pebbled cloth boards, five raised bands, gilt lettering, pale green endpages. 4to. 922pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Maps. Tables.