Paris, New York: 1982-1984
New York: Random House, 1988. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w., remainder mark. New York: Random House, (1988). Very good. More
NEW YORK
Typed Letter Signed on New York Giants letterhead
New York: 1938. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, Polo Grounds, New York City, March 25, 1938. Written to journalist Lawrence T. Berliner, denying him a complimentary season pass to Giants games, in full: "Due to the fact that there has been a large reduction in the number of season passes we are permitted to issue this season, I will be unable to take care of your request. If you would like to come up to the Polo Grounds from..... More
Power Failure; New York City Politics and Policy Since 1960
New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Very good. More
Branch Rickey
New York: Viking, 2011. 8vo, gray boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2011). Near Fine. More
Atlas of the Borough of Manhattan: Pocket and Desk Edition
New York: G.W. Bromley & Co., 1912. 368 full color maps, 16 page index. 8vo. New York: G.W. Bromley & Co., 1912. Binding fragile. Pages clean and complete. Hard to find tiny desk top edition, easy to hold in the hand and search for streets. Most of the embossed gold title worn off. Spine re-backed and cover repaired. Designed as ward maps, which were used by fire insurance companies to determine the potential hazards of particular buildings, these maps lay..... More
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Part of Section 1 [Lower East Side, East River, Manhattan Bridge, Corlears Hook Park]
Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1925. Map. Original Lithograph. 11.5 x 16.5 inches This ward map of Manhattan shows on the recto the area between East Broadway and the East River, from Manhattan Bridge and Pike Slip to Montgomery St. On the verso, it depicts from the East River at Corlears Hook Park to Grand St., East Broadway, and Montgomery St. Ward maps were used by fire insurance companies to determine the potential hazards of particular buildings. Color-coding indicates building materials: pink..... More
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Part of Section 4 [Upper West Side]
Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1925. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Measures 11 1/4" x 16 1/8" This ward map of Manhattan shows on the recto the area between 71st St. to 77th St., from Amsterdam Ave. to Central Park West. On the verso, it depicts from 77th St. and 83rd St., from Amsterdam Ave. to Riverside Drive. This map, showing a part of the area that makes up the Central Park West Historic District, includes several prominent buildings designated as..... More
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Part of Section 4 [Upper West Side]
Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1925. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Measures 11 1/4" x 16 1/8" This ward map of Manhattan shows Columbus circle up to W. 65th street, from Amsterdam Ave. to Central Park West. On the verso, it depicts from 65th St. to 71 St., from Amsterdam Ave. to New York Central Railroad yards and piers. This map, showing a part of the area that makes up the Central Park West Historic District, includes several prominent buildings designated..... More
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Part of Section 4 [Upper West Side]
Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1925. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Measures 11 1/4" x 16 1/8" This ward map of Manhattan shows Broadway between 65th St. to 71st St., from Amsterdam Ave. to Central Park West. On the verso, it depicts from 71st St. to 77th St., from Amsterdam Ave. to Riverside Drive. Some noteworthy sites are visible on this map, including Lincoln Square, several prominent hotels and places of worship, two armories, and the Durlands Riding Academy. Ward maps..... More
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Part of Sections 1 & 2 [SoHo and TriBeCa]
Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1925. Map. Original Lithograph. 11.5 x 16.5 inches This ward map of Manhattan shows on the recto the area between N. Moore and Broadway, from Franklin St. to Reade St. On the verso, it depicts from the Hudson River to West Broadway and Sullivan between Watts and N. Moore. Ward maps were used by fire insurance companies to determine the potential hazards of particular buildings. Color-coding indicates building materials: pink denotes brick and yellow denotes wood. The..... More
Building a Borough; Architecture and Planning in the Bronx, 1890-1940
New York: Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1986. 70 Illus. 122pp. 4to, purple cloth, d.w. with very small tear on top of spine portion, otherwise very good. (New York): Bronx Museum of the Arts, (1986). First Edition. More
The Great East River Bridge, 1883-1983.
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1983. 273 illus., 67 in color, two folding. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (Brooklyn): Brooklyn Museum, (1983). More
Brooklyn Bridge 75th Anniversary Exhibition...April 29-July 27, 1958, the Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1958. Illus. Thin 8vo, pr. wrs. Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1958. Exhibtion catalogue. More
Our Firemen: The Official History of the Brooklyn Fire Department, from the First Volunteer to the Latest Appointee
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Fire Department, 1892. Compiled from the Records of the Department. 80 illustrations, most of which are photographic portraits. 478pp. + many pages of ads from Brooklyn merchants, 4to, original decorated maroon cloth, spine ends lightly worn, edges of corners worn, some pages of text lightly soiled in right margins, page 61 lacks the lower right corner margin. Brooklyn: (Brooklyn Fire Deparment), 1892. First Edition. Beginning in 1785, the Brooklyn Fire Department consisted of six volunteer firemen who served..... More
Montague Street Revitalization
New York: 1976. Many Illus. 80pp. Oblong 4to, pr. wrs., spine faded from sun exposure. New York, 1976. Very good Architectural study by the City of New York for the revitalization of Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, New York. More
Acts relating to the City of Brooklyn, and the Ordinances, Thereof; Together with an Appendix, containing the Old Charters,
Brooklyn: A. Spooner, 1840. Statistical Information. 283pp. 8vo, later cloth, leather label, head of spine and edges of corners worn, cloth and some pages dampstained, scattered light foxing. Brooklyn: A. Spooner, 1840. First Edition. More
Historic Brooklyn; A Collection of the Facts, Legends, Traditions and Reminiscences that Time has gathered about the Historic Homesteads
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Trust Company, 1941. and Landmarks of Brooklyn. Many photo Illus. 62pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. Brooklyn: Brooklyn Trust Company, 1941. First Edition. Very good. More
Map of the Consolidated City of Brooklyn
New York: A. Brown & Co., 1864. Map. Hand colored lithograph. Image measures 17 x 22 inches. Sheet measures 18.5 x 24 inches. In very good condition. Shows some very light staining. This detailed map shows Greenpoint, Bushwick and Williamsburg which were consolidated by the State of New York into one large city, called Brooklyn. Manhattan appears in the lower left hand corner of the map. North is oriented to the lower left. Railroad and trolly lines are included as..... More
Brownstone Fronts and Saratoga Trunks
New York: Dutton, 1935. Illus. 412pp. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. slightly chipped. New York: Dutton, 1935. Very good. More
In the Golden Nineties
Hastings-on Hudson: Valentine's Manual, 1928. Color Frontis. many b/w Illus. 422pp. 8vo, blue cloth. Hastings-on-Hudson: Valentine's Manual, 1928. Near Fine New York City in the 1890's. More
Old New York; Yesterday & Today
New York: Privately Printed, 1922. Many Illus., some in color. Thin 4to, blue cloth with gilt decoration on front cover, spine sunned, front cover sunned near top edge. New York: Privatlely printed for Valentine's Manual, 1922. First Edition. Very good Presentation copy from Henry Collins Brown to an acting Mayor of New York City. Henry Collins Brown was editor of the Valentine's Manuals, author of many books on New York City, and the founder of the Museum of the City..... More
Valentine's Manual of Old New York, 1927.
New York: Valentine's Manual, 1926. 4 color plates, many b/w Illus. xi, 394pp. 12mo, contemporary full blue morocco, gilt decorations, spine ends worn, corners bumped, 10pp. chipped on bottom margins. New York: Valentine's Manual, (1926). More
Valentine's Manual of Old New York, 1927.
New York: Valentine's Manual, 1926. 4 color plates, many b/w Illus. 12mo, blue cloth, corners bumped, otherwise very good. New York: Valentine's Manual, (1926). Sketches of New York City life in the 1880s. More
Views of Old New York; The rare old Prints are from the Private Collections of Mr. Robert Goelet, Mr. Percy R. Pyne,
Hastings-on-Hudson: Valentine's Manual, 1928. Mr. I. N. Phelps Stokes, Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, Mr. W. Loring Andrews... and Others. Many plates, some in color. Small folio, original 1/2 blue cloth, boards with some light soiling, spine with small area of light soiling. Hastings-on-Hudson: Valentine's Manual, 1928. First Edition. Very good Mostly views of 19th century New York architecture. Also there are several views of 17th century Dutch and English New York. More
Book of Old New-York.
New York: Privately Printed, 1913. 106 plates, 5 in color. xix, 392pp. Small folio, decorated blue cloth, spine worn and repaired, corners worn and repaired, cloth lightly soiled, page margins uncut. New York: Privately Printed, 1913. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with rare old prints from private collections. Internally a bright, tight copy. More