SOUVENIR OF READING, PA. Published by G.A. Schlechter & J. Geo. Hintz. Compliments of Reading Fire Dep't

Pennsylvania, Reading

Published by Chisholm Bros, Portland, Maine, 1890

About this Item

Contains 12 plates of views in leporello (accordion-fold) format. Based on photographs, the views include: Bird's Eye from St. Joseph's Hospital; East from Leinbach's Hill; Berks County Almshouse; Rajah Temple; Highland House and Incline Plane, Neversink Mt.; Summit Hotel; Black Bear Inn; Home for Widows and Single Women; Boys' High School; Schuylkill River Valley; Antietam Lake; various churches; etc. The rear pastedown is an illustrated ad for G.A. Schlechter, Diamond Dealer and maker of Firemen's Badges. Bound in embossed blue boards, gilt lettering on cover, 5" x 6". Spine "repaired" with transparent tape and boards lightly rubbed; contents near fine. Publication of this viewbook precedes a well-known Reading landmark, the Japanese Pagoda on Mt. Penn, built in 1908. [WorldCat locates only the Columbia U holding of this 12-plate viewbook, dating it as 1899, although it may be earlier.].

Seller Inventory # 040971

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SOUVENIR OF READING, PA. Published by G.A. Schlechter & J. Geo. Hintz. Compliments of Reading Fire Dep't
• Publisher: Chisholm Bros, Portland, Maine
• Publication Date: 1890
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
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