first edition
1906 · Boston
by BAKER, Abby G and Abby H. WARE
Boston: Ginn & Company, 1906. Some light wear at extremities. 8vo. 350 pages. Double-page bird's-eye view of the five boroughs and illustrations in text, all in duotone. Original decorated cloth, the front cover blocked with a panel centering a silhouette of the Brooklyn Bridge. Early owner's name on front free endpaper. FIRST EDITION. The text responded to the call by New York's Board of Education to increase the study of the governments of the state and city in New York, and became the standard textbook in the eighth grade. But let's face it, most will want it for the cover. (Inventory #: 406111)