Boston: Cornhill, 1918. Small slim 8vo. (12), 70 pages. Black cloth-backed pictorial tan boards; upper front joint neatly repaired. Boston: Cornhill Co., (1918). First Edition. Very good(+). More

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

Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1925. Map. Original Lithograph. Sheet measures 11 3/8" x 16" This ward map of Manhattan shows the area from E 71st St. to E 65th St. on the recto, from Third Ave to Avenue A (York Ave). Some notable buildings include Central Opera House, Julia Richman School, and St. Catherine's Church. On the verso, it depicts E 59th St. to E 67th St, from Avenue A to the East River, showing the Queensboro Bridge and Rockefeller Institute..... More

Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1925. Map. Original Lithograph. 11 1/4" x 16 1/4" This ward map of Manhattan shows the area from W. 157th Street to W 163nd Street, Riverside Drive to Broadway. On the verso, it depicts from Broadway to Amsterdam. Notably, a wooden structure is visible on Riverside Drive between 160th and 158th Streets. This structure, 857 Riverside Dr., was built in 1851, possibly by John Woodhouse Audubon, son of the famous naturalist. The property was owned by sugar..... More

New York: COLTON, G. W. and COLTON, C. B., 1869. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 24 1/2" x 24 3/4" Rare elegant large scale map of the New York metropolitan area, including parts of New Jersey, Long Island, Connecticut, and Westchester and Rockland counties. Counties, townships, cities, post offices, and neighborhoods are labeled. Turnpike and common roads, as well as canals and railroads are indicated. Centered on the island of Manhattan, the map features a circular shape to..... More

New York: Geo. F. Cram, 1899. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 10 1/8" x 11 1/8" Detailed map of Northern Brooklyn showing streets, parks and cemeteries, elevated railroads, ferry lines, canals and basins, and major landmark buildings. An index in the right margin lists elevated rail stations and political districts. In excellent condition. Color overprint slightly offset. After serving in the Union army, George F. Cram (1842-1928) joined his uncle's map business and later established his own engraving and publishing..... More

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

E. Belcher Hyde, 1907. Grid map. Page measures 26 1/2" x 36 1/2". This scarce grid map depicts part of the Upper East Side extending from 66th Street to 72nd Street, between 5th Avenue and 2nd Avenue. Buildings are numbered and at times, labeled, with paste-downs used to update the map as lots changed. Some notable sites on this map include Hunter College and the Park Avenue Armory. This particular map is from Volume Two of the "Atlas of the..... More

A. T. Goodrich, 1828. Map. Uncolored lithograph. Sheet measures 24 3/4" x 16 1/4" This elegant map of New York city covers the Island of Manhattan from the Battery north as far as 86th St. with an inset in the top left featuring the northern portion of Manhattan. Part of Brooklyn is also included. The map identifies streets, parks, squares, piers, ferry lines, forts, etc. Lower Manhattan, which was more populated than the northern portions at the time, reveals far..... More

New York: John Hardy, 1870. Color lithograph. 13" x 17". Expertly repaired on verso. In good condition. This is a very unusual and rare map of New York City from the 1870 edition of the The Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York. First issued in 1831 By William Hooker and Peabody, this reissue is oriented with the southern end of Manhattan at the top, near the title, making the map appear upside-down. The map is incredibly..... More

New York: Goupil & Co., 1851. View. Original color lithograph with hand coloring. Measures 27 1/4" x 39 1/4". In archival sliver-leaf frame. This 1851 dramatic bird's-eye view of mid-19th century New York City, created by German/American artists Wilhelm Heine, Julius Hermann Kummer, and Karl Emil Dopler, offers a striking depiction of the city as seen from a balloon above Governor's Island. The detailed illustration captures New York's rapid development up Manhattan Island, with the city's frontier visible in the..... 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 City: Koch & Co, 1840. Lithographed pocket map of lower Manhattan with an inset panel of railroad connections between Buffalo and Albany. 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. folding into publisher's 12mo format printed card wrappers; original hand-color in outline; light wear. New York, late 1840s From the Battery to 32nd Street with Brooklyn Heights included. More