Buy this book on-line J. H. Avil; American Souvenir Company : Points of Interest in Philadelphia and Fairmount ParkAmerican Souvenir Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1899
Original publisher's gray wrapper with staple binding. Front cover has blue lettering and a sepia image of a steeple, American flag, and decorative scrollwork. 10" x 7 3/4." Forty-eight unnumbered pages, complete. Many black and white reprinted photographs, complete. Former ownership signature at top of the front cover in pencil: "Thos. [Thomas] J. Larkin." Front cover has very minimal foxing. Covers are clean and intact overall with very minimal wear. Pages are very clean and intact. Each page has photographs of different points of interest in the Philadelphia area. Most of the photographs show historic buildings and monuments, such as Independence Hall (where the Declaration of Independence was signed), the Betsy Ross house, Benjamin Franklin and Ulysses S. Grant statues, Carpenter's Hall (location of the First Continental Congress), Girard College, Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Academy of the Fine Arts, Academy of Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel Institute, Free Library of Pennsylvania, the George Washington and Abraham Lincoln statues and Horticultural Hall in Fairmount Park, Lemon Hill Mansion, and the scenic Lansdowne, River, and Wissahickon Drives.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of J. H. Avil; American Souvenir Company : Points of Interest in Philadelphia and Fairmount Park. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, out-of-print books, out of print books, livres rares and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |