The Central Park: Photographed by W. H. Guild Jr., with Descriptions and a Historical Sketch by Fred. B. Perkins

The Central Park: Photographed by W. H. Guild Jr., with Descriptions and a Historical Sketch by Fred. B. Perkins

Bound volume

William H. Guild Jr.

Maker
American

The Central Park: Photographed by W. H. Guild Jr., with Descriptions and a Historical Sketch by Fred. B. Perkins

1864
Bound volume with albumen silver prints
Overall (closed): 11 3/4 × 9 7/16 × 1 3/4 in. (29.9 × 24 × 4.4 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
1950.0006.0019
DescriptionPhotographically illustrated book containing 52 albumen silver prints. Published by Carleton Publisher and printed by C.A. Alvord. Cover is green with debossed gold lettering.
Inscriptions Debossed in gold on spine, T: THE \ CENTRAL \ PARK
Debossed in gold on cover, C: THE \ CENTRAL PARK
Inscribed in pencil on title page, TR: Mrs. Richard B. Kimball \ with the compliments of \ The Publisher - \ New Years - 1864 -
Inscribed in pencil (in Boyer's hand) on title page, BC: 1864 \ (War Year) \ B
Inscribed in pencil (in Boyer's hand) on recto of back free endpaper, T: Lundburg N. Hampshire \ 3/1948 \ I [circled] II [circled] Σr es \ Boyer

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