History of Mount Auburn Cemetery Tapa dura - 1989

Cambridge MA.: Applewood Books., 1988. Facsimile; Front label: "Greetings from: James R. Travaglia".. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Back, 3/8ths dark blemish. Otherwise fine.. 1 Red paper over boards. 19 cm. 263 p. Audience: General/trade. First consecrated as a cemetery in 1831, this volume was compiled by the President of the Corporation in 1860. Its frontispiece is from a lithograph depicting the "Tower from the Northwest". He noted was the first "enterprise of its kind in he United States". A footnote informs: Laurel Hill, near Philadelphia, was incorporated in 1836; Greenwood Cemetery, near NewYork, in 1837. Appendices precede the Index. This is quite the historic record in the early 3 decades of management of Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Other artwork from lithographs include a plot map. At the beginning of Part I, there is another tidy sticker, "A Gift from James R. Travaglia".

Applewood Books, 1989. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.