Journal of a Voyage to New York and a Tour in Several of the American Colonies in 1679-80.
Readex Microprint, 1966. Ed. by Henry C. Murphy. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth. N.p.: Readex Microprint, (1966). Very good. More
NEW YORK
Brooklyn Gang.
Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 1998. Illustrated with numerous fine black & white plates. 98 pages. Slim 4to, black cloth, d.w. Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms, 1998. First edition. Fine. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Presentation from Davidson on the front fly-leaf. More
East 100th Street
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. Illustrated throughout with many fine b/w photographs, printed on coated paper. Slim square 4to, pictorial wrappers (lightly edgeworn; spine ends bumped and neatly repaired; as usual pages are all toned at edges, well outside of image area). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971). Second softcover printing. Overall a very good copy, inscribed by Davidson on the title page. Fascinating photographs taken taken over a 2 year period on one block in East Harlem. More
The Timeline of History of New York City
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Color illustrations throughout. 78 pages. Small folio, pictorial boards, d.w. (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003). Small abrasion at top of spine, else near fine. Pages 1-19 comprise a folding timeline that is 14 feet in length and has 2000 facts and dates. Also there is a folding map of Central Park. More
Say Kids! What Time is it?: Notes From the Peanut Gallery
Boston: Little Brown, 1987. 234 pages, 8vo, light blue cloth backed boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Little Brown and Company, (1987). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. Backstage history of the Howdy Doody Show. More
Stuart Davis: New York 1926. Facsimile of a Sketchbook
New York: Estate of Stuart Davis, 1991. Short 2 page introduction by Earl Davis. Illustrated in color. Slim square 8vo, black cloth-backed patterned boards, cardboard slipcase with paper label. New York: Estate of Stuart Davis, 1991. Limited first edition - one of 1000 copies, though the laid-in limitation card is absent. Printed in conjunction with the retrospective exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Stamperia Valdonega in Verona Italy. More
The Conference or Billopp House, Staten Island, New York
Staten Island: William T. Davis, 1926. Some b/w illustrations. 200 pages. 8vo, black cloth, front cover warped, pages wavy throughout, spine lightly sunned. Staten Island: William T. Davis, 1926. Presentation copy. More
The Conference or Billopp House, Staten Island, New York
Staten Island: William T. Davis, 1926. Some black and white illustrations. 200 pages. 8vo, black cloth. Staten Island: William T. Davis, 1926. First Edition. Newspaper clipping neatly pasted on front flyleaf, else a near fine copy. More
Last Days of Knickerbocker Life in New York.
plates. xxx, 386pp. 8vo, cloth; (cloth lightly soiled, otherwise very good). N.Y.: Putnam, 1897. First Illustrated Edition. Life in New York City during the 1830's. More
New York Rhapsody
Lisbon: 1983. Many black & white photographic illustrations. Slim oblong 4to, stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. (Lisbon, 1983). Fine. Limited numbered edition signed by the photographer. More
Voyages of Samuel de Champlain
Boston: Prince Society, 1880. Translated by Charles Pomeroy Otis. With Historical Illustrations, and a Memoir by the Rev. Edmund F. Slafter. Illustrated. viii + 340pp., vi + 273pp., vi + 240pp., 8vo, rebound in grey library buckram, original wrappers bound in; ex-lib.,untrimmed. Boston: The Prince Society, 1880-1882. Internally fine, a very good set. One of 250 copies. Volumes 11-13 The Publications of the Prince Society. Volume I: 1567-1636; Volume II: 1604-1610; Volume III: 1611-1618. More
From The Age That Is Past; Harvard Club of New York City, a History.
New York: Harvard Club of New York City, 1994. Illus. 490pp. 8vo, red boards. (New York: Harvard Club of New York City, 1994). Very good. More
The Burghers of New Amsterdam and the Freemen of New York, 1675-1866
New York: New York Historical Society, 1886. Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year, 1885. 678pp. 8vo, original green cloth, ex-lib. New York: Printed for the Society, 1886. First Edition. More
The Market Book: Containing a Historical Account of the Public Markets in the Cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. With a brief Description of every Article of Human Food Sold Therein, The Introduction of Cattle in America... Volume I, (all published). 621pp. 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Burt Franklin, (1969). Facsimile of the New York, 1862 edition. More
New-York: Images Mouvantes.
Paris: Publications du Centre, 1929. Text in French. Dessins d'Henriette Delalain. Title page printed in red & black. Illustrated by Delalain with 1 map and 15 full-page plates of famous New York views, each protected with lettered tissue. 77pp of text. Thin 4to, handsomely rebound in 1/2 crimson morocco with the original wrappers preserved. Paris: Publications du Centre, 1929. A fine copy in a fine binding. Limited edition - Number XV. One of only 10 copies printed on Japon Imperial..... More
New-York; Images Mouvantes.
Paris: Publications du Centre, 1919. Dessins d'Henriette Delalain. 1 map and 15 full-page plates of famous New York views, each protected with lettered tissue. 77pp. of text. 4to, pr. wrs., uncut, t.p. unopened; (wrs. lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Paris: Publications du Centre, 1929. Limited Edition. Number 262 of 500 copies. Text in French. More
Brink of Revolution: New York in Crisis, 1765-1776.
New York: Argosy Antiquarian, 1964. Illustrations; 3 maps, 2 folding in back pocket. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Argosy-Antiquarian, (1964). Reprint. Fine. More
Survey of Orange County. From Transactions N.Y. State Agricultural Society, 1862
New York: C. van Bentheysen, 1863. Pocket-size volume with two fold-out maps. 103 pp, thin 8vo, original light green printed wrapper. Light surface soil. Albany: C. van Bentheysen, 1863. This very scarce survey by Goldsmith Denniston compiles historical, geographical, and statistical information about Orange County, New York. The book contains detailed discussions of the county's geology and physiology, climate and products, and political divisions. In addition, it provides agricultural and manufacturing statistics for several towns, such as Cornwall, Goshen, Monroe..... More
A Brief Description of New York, formerly called New Netherlands, with the Places thereunto adjoining, likewise a Brief Relation of the Customs of the Indians there.
New York: William Gowans, 1845. [22], 57pp. + 20pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, rebound in modern black library buckram, text with scattered pencil underlining, ex-lib with perforated stamp on title page, small dampstain to right margin of ads, some foxing to ads. New York: William Gowans, 1845. Description of New York City in 1670. "First publication on this city to be printed in English." Howes D-259. One of 100 copies. Gowan's Bibliotheca Americana, vol. I. More
A Brief Description of New York, formerly called New Netherlands, with the Places thereunto adjoining, likewise a Brief Relation of the Customs of the Indians there.
New York: William Gowans, 1845. [22], 57pp. + 1 page of publisher's ads. 8vo, original brown cloth, spine rebacked in new black cloth, edges of original cloth very worn, many pages with light foxing, mostly to margins, original cloth lightly soiled, lacks 19pp. of publisher's ads at end, endpapers, front flyleaf, and last blank page, all lightly soiled, left bottom margins lightly creased throughout. New York: William Gowans, 1845. Description of New York City in 1670. "First publication on this..... More
Private Regional Bus Carriers Guide
New York: DCP, 1997. Map. Lithograph. 17" x 24 3/4" "Map of New York City's private regional bus carriers, a group of private bus carriers which links New York City with many surrounding communities." Depicts bus networks throughout New Jersey, Long Island, and service to Pennsylvania. Verso includes inset maps of Midtown and Downtown, with a chart for Bus Boarding locations and their respective operators. More
Map of the State of New York compiled from the latest authorities
Philadelphia: Desilver, Charles, 1857. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 26 1/8" Nice clear map of New York divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes, railroads, waterways, and topographical features. Insets include the vicinities of Albany, New York City, Rochester, and Niagara Falls, and a Map of the Hudson River from New York to Albany. On either side of the map is a table listing populations of counties and townships, square miles of counties, and other..... More
Chaining the Hudson: The Fight for the River in the American Revolution
New York: Fordham, 2004. Illustrated. xvi + 233 pages, 8vo, printed wrappers; about 10 pages with ink notes and markings in the margin. New York: Fordham University Press, (2004). A very good copy. More
The Landmarks of New York II.
New York: Abrams, 1993. Over 800 photographic illustrations, 61 maps. 480pp. 4to, red cloth, d.w.(New York): Abrams, (1993). Small ownership label, still near fine. More
The Landmarks of New York; An Illustrated Record of the City's Historic Buildings
New York: Monacelli Press, 2005. Many photographic illustrations. 628 pages. 4to, black cloth, d.w., (New York): Monacelli Press, (2005). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More