NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND HISTORIES, 1868-1873, 2 Vols., Heliotype Plates, Gilt Cloth Bindings, Local History

Channing, George G. Early Recollections of Newport, R.I., from the Year 1793 to 1811; Newport: A. J. Ward; Charles E. Hammett, Jr.; Boston: Nichols and Noyes, 1868; printed by John Wilson and Son. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth. Oldport Days; 1873; illustrated with heliotype plates. 2 vols. Publisher’s cloth with gilt spine titles and gilt pictorial cover device on Oldport Days.

Sound used condition; spine head of Oldport Days torn and chipped with cloth loss; rubbing along board edges and spine gutters; toning and ink presentation inscriptions to preliminary flyleaves.