165: Historical sketch book and guide to New Orleans and environs with original map, 1885, 1st edition

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    Historical sketch book and guide to New Orleans and environs with original map, 1885, 1st edition.
    Lafcadio Hearn was one of the writers. Historical sketch book and guide to New Orleans and environs. Illustrated with many engravings; and containing exhaustive accounts of the traditions, historical legends, and remarkable localities of the Creole city by William Head Coleman. Published 1885 by W.H. Coleman in New York. Written in English. Please note the map is complete but it’s in pieces and due to the age there is wear (see photos). The map is folded in pieces. 18 x 14 cm.
    Provenance: Takis Efstathiou Collection.