Country Boys and Merchant Princes; The Social Control of Young Men in New York.
Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 1975. Frontis. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, (1975). Very good. More
Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 1975. Frontis. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, (1975). Very good. More
Boston: Beacon Press, 1971. Edited by Thomas J. Davis. 491 pages. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. (lightly worn and faded). Boston: Beacon, (1971). Very good in very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Etching. Signed in pencil. Image measures 12 1/8" x 5 1/2". This beautiful etching depicts the entrance to 26 Broadway, otherwise known as the Standard Oil Building after its original occupant. Built in 1885, the building was renovated in 1921-1928 by Thomas Hastings almost to the point of being unrecognizable. This print dates to shortly after this rebuilding and shows the elaborate vaulted entrance with a globe-shaped lamp and carved decoration. A number of cars and people stand outside, all..... More
New York: New-York Historical Society, 1984. With an Essay by Conrad Edick Wright. Many Illus., several in color. 4to, pr. wrs. New York: New-York Historical Society, 1984. Near Fine Signed by David Sanctuary Howard. Exhibition catalogue. More
New York: Doubleday, 1901. Illustrated. viii + 353 pages, 8vo, green cloth; rubbed, spine lettering faded. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1901. New and Revised Edition. More
New York: 1909. One plate of New York Public Library. 86 pages. Short slim 4to, later marbled boards, leather label, spine ends, edges of corners, and leather label, all worn, ex-lib. New York, 1909. Ex libris with the bookplates of Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss of Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D. C. More
320pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. n.p.: Privately Printed, 1929. First Edition. vg. More
Gulford: Globe Pequot Press, 2012. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. Guilford: Globe Pequot Press, (2012). Fine. More
paris: Pompidou/Gallimard, 1991. Illustrated in black and white. 955 pages. Very thick 8vo, stiff, glossy wrappers; minor edgewear. Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou & Gallimard (1991). Internally fine, a very good(+) copy Chapters by various authors. More
New York: Fleming, Schiller & Carnrick. Print. Color lithograph. Page measure 12" x 10.75". Repairs to top margin. M'lle New York was an avant-garde magazine founded in 1895 by James Gibbons Huneker, a bohemian musician, and Vance Thompson, a Princeton graduate, both of whom had spent time in Europe and become enmeshed in fin-de-siecle literature, drama, and music. Struck by the tameness of New York magazines in comparison to their counterparts in France and London, they put together their pink-and-black-printed..... More
Utica: 1843. 1 page, 10 x 8 inches, Utica, February 24, 1843. Written to Thomas Hill Hubbard, an American lawyer, judge and Congressman who was also the business partner of Nicholas Devereux (founder of St. Bonaventure University), concerning a parcel of land of which Hunt claimed he was the rightful owner despite a title existing in the name of Nicholas Devereux. Hunt attempts to resolve the matter by requesting Hubbard or Devereux compensate him, in small part: "Mr. Devereux affirms..... More
New York: John Hutchings, 1846. Map. Lithograph. 14 1/2" x 18". Fascinating map of the section in lower Manhattan from Lispenard Street and Broadway, down to Warren and Centre Streets, where the Alms House was. The focus of the map is Collect Pond, centered at the intersection of Centre and Leonard Streets. Besides the map to the left are letters to John Hutchings certifying that a steam boat was seen on Collect Pond in 1796. To the right are remarks..... More
New York: Smith & Forman, 1811. 1 anatomical illustration, 68 pages (untrimmed), slim small 8vo, 3/4 brown morocco, marbled boards. Small royal bookplate on inside front cover, occasional foxing and contemporary inked comments in some of the margins. New York: Smith & Forman, 1811. Scarce. Very good (+). "The astronomical calculations of this almanac are by Abraham Shoemaker, of New-York, and will serve, without essential variation, for the states of New-York, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania."--p. [2]. More
New York: Vantage Press, 1975. Illus. 253pp. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Vantage Press, (1975). First Edition History of the Gravesend area of Brooklyn from the Dutch settlement to the present. More
New York: Century, 1927. Illustrated by E.H. Suydam. 381 pages. Tall 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth. N.Y.: Century, (1927). First Edition. Near fine, with some minor darkening at edges. Autographed on the dedication page by Suydam. More
New York: Abbeville, 1990. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. 204 pages. Thin square 4to, red cloth lettered in gilt, edgeworn and faded d.w. New York: Abbeville Press, (1990). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Abbeville, 1990. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. 204 pages. Thin square 4to, red cloth lettered in gilt, d.w. New York: Abbeville Press, (1990). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: Thomas Tegg, 1836. Illustrated with 4 humorous plates by George Cruikshank. xxvi, 397 pages. 18mo, full contemporary polished calf by Bayntun with gilt decorations on spine and covers (lightly worn at joints and extremities, both leather spine leather labels lacking, but embossed lettering still somewhat visible. London: Thomas Tegg, 1836. A very good clean copy with original cloth covers and spine preserved at rear. More
New York: Putnam, 1894. Illustrated by E. W. Kemble. 2 volumes. 4to, white cloth, (lightly soiled), pictorially designed in gilt, top edges gilt, decorative borders around the text. New York: G. P. Putnam, 1894. Very good (+). The handsome Van Twiller edition. More
New York: Random House, 1967. Illustrated. ix + 167 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards. New York: Random House, (1967). A very good copy. Presentation copy signed by the author. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. Profusely illustrated throughout. 1350 pages, printed on thin paper. Very thick heavy 4to, black cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1995). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. Profusely illustrated throughout. 1561 pages, printed on very thin paper. Very thick heavy 4to, black cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2010). Second edition, revised and expanded. Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Evening Post Job Printing Office, 1883. Case and Exceptions on Appeal. 73pp. 4to, pr. wrs. spine worn, wrappers and table of contents page chipped, wrappers lightly soiled. New York: Evening Post Job Printing Office, 1883. First Edition Frank Odell leased a house from Peter Jackson at 151 E. 27 St. in New York City for a monthly rent of $100.00. Jackson sued Odell for two months unpaid rent. This work is the printed transcript of the legal appeal..... More
New York: Scribner, 1909. Maps and facsimiles illustrated in black and white. xxi, 478pp. 8vo, green cloth. New York: Scribner, (1909). Spine sunned, text block evenly toned. A very good copy. More
New York: Macmillan, 1964. Introductions by Paul Jamieson. Illustrated. xviii + 494 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed, edgeworn. New York: Macmillan, (1964). First Printing. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
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