New Haven, Conn.: Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor, 1914. First Edition. Limited Edition Good in its original brown, printed paper wraps over a triple stapled binding with black text and a sketch of the Memorial Bridge on the front cover. A small quarto of 9 1/2 by 6 3/8 inches with heavy wear and chipping around the edges of the covers and with perdition to the upper fore corners of the text block restricted to the margins. The covers were loose, but have been reattached using non-acidic, clear tape. Without a dust jacket as issued. Signed by the author at the upper edge of the title page without a date or inscription. 80 pages of text illustrated with a frontispiece, fold-out map of Milford from 1835, reproductions of earlier works of art, line drawings and images from black and white photographs. An uncommon item, especially signed. (Armstrong, Connecticut A Bibliography of Its History, 5613)

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Bookseller: Town's End Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: TB32789
Title: Historical Sketches Of The Town Of Milford
Author: Ford, George Hare
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor
Place of Publication: New Haven, Conn.
Date Published: 1914

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