Block Island. I. A Map and Guide. II. A History (Abridged).
Hartford, Ct: Press of The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1886.
Price: $400.00
About the item
Later printing, first published 1882. Folding map and wood engravings throughout; 125, [1], 18ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed wrappers with some dampstaining. Juvenile pencil marks to title page; very good. Howes L394 (for 1877 ed.).
Item #234872
A guide book and history abridged from Livermore's HISTORY OF BLOCK ISLAND (1877). With a folding map of the island and numerous wood engravings depicting Monhegan Bluffs and Block Island Bay and illustrated advertisements for hotels and ferry service. " ... one of the most attractive sources of health, rest, and pleasure that can be found upon the coast of the Atlantic" (p. 5). A popular guide now scarce in any edition.
