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.
Complete with 50 images, including 5 original mounted photographs (including the very rare mounted photograph of The Grotto Bridge, often lacking); 5 color lithographs, 3 folding; 19 color maps, 7 folding; 20 b/w plates, one folding. 427 pages. Short thick 4to, original black cloth (re-backed and with some repairs; inner hinges strengthened, 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: $1,750.00
Item #64949