Brodhead, Luke Wills

The Delaware Water Gap: Its Scenery, Its Legends, and Its Early History

Philadelphia: Sherman & Co., Printers, 1870. Jesse A Graves. A Very Good Hardcover.

Bindings tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear. Corners rubbed. 12mo; xii, [13] - 276 pp. Chromolithograph frontispiece. 2nd edition. [first 1867]

Very Good / No Dust Jacket As Issued. Item #009265

19th century travel guide penned by a manager of the Kittatinny House resort hotel, during its heyday. It was under L.W. Brodhead's care that the resort expanded to accommodate 250 guests from the original 25. At the time of publishing, there were about a half dozen resort hotels to which the affluent from New York and Philadelphia could retreat for the season.

Price: $175.00