A Guide to the Fortifications and Battlefields Around Petersburg with a Splendid Map

Proprietors of Jarratt's Hotel

Published by Prepared and published as a Handbook By the Proprietors of the Jaratt Hotel, Petersburg, Va., 1866

About this Item

Handbbok.Original dark blue wraps. Black printed bordered title on front cover. A few chips to the covers. Small faded remnant of a library stamp with the word " Deaccess" at the upper right corner of the front cover. Mild age toning to the pages of the front cover. Mild age toning to the pages, introduction, frontispiece, appendix, adverts. Produced by the Jarrat Hotel to entice tourists to the Petersburg area. Description of the fortification and battlefield with a detailed map. Included are a number of incredible full page ads from the local businesses. Description of train services to and from Washington & New York. I know of one other copy of this guide but it is dated 1869. An extraordinarily rare first edition tourist guide produced shortly after the end of the civil war. Size: 6.0" x 8.75" 1st Printing Language: eng 1st Printing. Seller Inventory # 001014

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Guide to the Fortifications and ...

Publisher: Prepared and published as a Handbook By the Proprietors of the Jaratt Hotel, Petersburg, Va.

Publication Date: 1866

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good +

Edition: 1st Edition.