The History of Putnam County, N. Y.; With an enumeration of its Towns, Villages, Rivers, Creeks, Lakes, Ponds, Mountains, Hills, and Geological Features;; Local Traditions; and Short Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers.
New York: Baker & Scribner, 1849. 368 pages. Thick 12mo, rebound in older brown cloth with leather label, label rubbed, page 145 with small repaired tear, with no loss of text, scattered light foxing. New York: Baker & Scribner, 1849. First edition. A very good copy. Stuyvesant Fish's own copy with his signature and bookplate. Stuyvesant Fish was a banker in New York City and president of the Illinois Central Railroad from 1887 to 1906. He had an estate in..... More