Elwell, Edward H. — PORTLAND AND VICINITY

Very Good Loring, Short, & Harmon, and W. S. Jones First Edition Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Light fraying to spine ends. Small closed tear to front free endpaper. Bookplate. Small hole to tissue guard and tape repaired closed tear on title page. Contemporary note in ink to first text page.; An early travel guide with many b&w illustrations. Unlike most other travel guides from this time period, this one is not a Baedeker clone: Neither the unusually large size for a travel guide nor the green color. The guide includes many buildings and sights. The rear ad section has several railway ads from lines that end up in Portland. Green boards with gilt lettering and linear decoration and frame in black. All edges gilt. Frontispiece is a collage of mayors in Portland.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 142, 15 pages Portland, ME