First Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Public Parks for the Year ending May, 1, 1871.
New York: William C. Bryant, 1871.
Nearly complete with 49 of 50 images including 4 original mounted photographs (lacking the very rare mounted photograph of The Grotto Bridge, which is often missing); 5 color lithographs, 3 folding; 19 color maps, 7 folding; 20 b/w plates, one folding. 427 pages. Short thick 4to, original bright blue printed paper wrappers (crudely re-backed in plain navy cloth) , two large folding maps separated but complete). New York: William C. Bryant & Co., 1871. First edition. Overall a very good(-) copy of this rather uncommon book.
Most of the report is on Central Park. Maps include Central, Union Square, Madison, and Washington Square Parks. The two separated maps are of the Harlem River and the streets of Manhattan and the Bronx.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good(-)
Edition: First
Language: English
Price: $1,250.00
Item #326160