Binding: stabbed, tied with red cord.

Cover page features decorative text, and color illustration of the flag of New Bern, N.C.

Photomechanical reproductions of photographs of New Bern (N.C.), with accompanying text by Owen G. Dunn.

Includes images of churches, livestock, public buildings, entrance to Cedar Grove Cemetery, bird's-eye view over city, interior views of the Gaston Hotel, cotton plantation, industrial buildings, sanitorium, factory, farming, Elk's Temple, schools, shops, banks, street views, and a residence. Also includes advertising of commercial businesses.

Avery Classics copy: Gift of John Stubbs.

Avery Classics copy: includes extensive handwritten inscriptions throughout book, such as, "Don't do it justice" under images of the Gaston Hotel.