Notes, Geographical and Historical, relating to the Town of Brooklyn, in Kings County on Long-Island.
Brooklyn: Spooner, 1824.
Small slim 8vo, 116 pages + 1 page advertisement. i page with small tear in margin. Rebound in full brown morocco, top edge gilt, elaborate gilt spine, inner dentelles, front inner hinge reinforced, board slipcase. Brooklyn: A. Spooner, 1824. First Edition. Scarce. A beautiful clean copy.
Inscribed by the author on the title page. Gabriel Furman (1800-1854) was an American lawyer, historian and politician from New York. He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1839 to 1842, and ran on the Whig ticket for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1842. Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good(+)
Edition: First
Language: English
Price: $650.00
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