New York City Manhattan Statue of Liberty 1880's souvenir album street scenes
(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Americana, New York, Manhattan, New York City, Illustrated Books, Souvenir Albums).New York Album.Published c. 1880's, Portland, Maine by the Chisholm Brothers.24 panels. Text in English. Profusely illustrated throughout. Accordion style binding.Publisher's cloth binding, oblong format, gilt title lettering & cover decorations.Covers are detached, lacks spine paper, the first double page view panel is splitting along the fold line and has been neatly reinforced on the reverse with archival tape to strengthen it.Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition but all views remain fresh and clean, still a great album with wonderful 19th century views.Binding gently age worn, mostly light signs of handling and time but nothing offensive or severe, book remains overall attractive as an object.Paper is gently toned, internally still clean, tight, sound internally.Still attractive on the shelf. The bo