The Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue, St. James Place and Clifton Place.
Brooklyn: 1894. 96 pages, slim 8vo, original gilt-lettered rust cloth, light rubbing at the extremes. Brooklyn, N.Y. 1893-1894. A very good(+) copy. More
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Distinguished Families in America Descended from Wilhelmus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke
New York: Putnam, 1912. Heraldic color frontis. plus black-and-white illustrations. xii + 266 pages, 8vo, red cloth. New York and London: The Knickerbocker Press, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. A very good(+) copy. More
Brooklyn's Eastern District
Brooklyn: Eugene L. Armbruster, 1942. 6 b/w illustrations, two double-page maps. 400 pages. 8vo, blue cloth; edgeworn and a bit spotty. Brooklyn: Published by the author, 1942. First Edition. History and guide to the pre-1928 streets, residents, and businesses of Williamsburgh, Bushwick and Greenpoint. Maps depict the streets of Williamsburgh in 1827 and 1845. More
Asher & Adams' New Topographical Atlas and Gazetteer of New York City
New York: Asher & Adams, 1871. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16 1/4" x 10 1/2" Fine map of New York City from Asher & Adams' 1871 "New Topographical Atlas and Gazetteer of New York." Manhattan is depicted up to 155th St, with Central Park rendered in beautiful detail. The map shows Brooklyn extending to Prospect Park at the southern boundary and Evergreen Cemetery in the east. Downtown Jersey City and Hoboken are also colored, while the..... More
New York
New York: Williams & Stevens, 1852. Lithograph, in antique frame, 26 3/4 x 34 3/4 inches. This dream like bird's eye view depicts New York City and Brooklyn in the mid 19th century. The perspective of Union Square, looking south from Union Square Park is unusual. Ships dot the rivers and the docks burst with activity. Bachmann has prominently featured the oval-shaped Union Square Park in the foreground, which had opened in 1839. Fashionable dwellings eventually circled the perimeter of..... More
Flatbush; Town of Flatbush Kings Co. L.I.
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 24" x 15.5". Shows some small tears at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. Verso shows details of Bayridge, New Utrecht and Bath. Included in Beers' Atlas of Long Island, New York (New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873). Frederick W. Beers (flourished 1858-1929) came from a family of surveyors, cartographers..... More
Part of College Point; Town of Flushing Queens Co.
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.5" x 24". Shows some small tears at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows College Point, Flushing, Queens, from River Street and Flushing Bay to 21st Street, and from 2nd Avenue to 9th Avenue. Verso is blank with manuscript notes in pencil. Included in Beers' Atlas of Long Island, New York (New York: Beers, Comstock, &..... More
Portion of East New York New Lots, Kings Co. L.I.; Early Beers map of Bushwick Brooklyn!
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.5" x 23.5". Shows some small tears at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, at the convergence of Brownsville, East New York and Cypress Hills. Verso shows details of Gravesend and Fort Hamilton. Included in Beers' Atlas of Long Island, New York (New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873)..... More
Register In Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N. Y., From its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700
Cottonport: Polyanthos, 1973. Map and a few illustrations. viii + 452 pages, 8vo, black buckram. Cottonport: Polyanthos, 1973. A fine copy. More
The Brooklyn Dodgers
Secaucus: Chartwell, 1992. Many photo illustrations. 80 pages, thin 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. Secaucus: Chartwell Books, (1992). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Branch Rickey
New York: Viking, 2011. 8vo, gray boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2011). Near Fine. More
Desk Atlas of the Borough of Brooklyn City of New York: Volume Three.
Brooklyn: Belcher Hyde, 1921. 173 colored maps including the Index Map to Volume Three...Sections 15-19. 4pp. + 12 + 172. Oblong 4to, original green blind stamped pebbled cloth, slight rubbing at extremes of spine, gilt title on front cover. Brooklyn: Belcher Hyde, 1921. First Edition. Near Fine. 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
Annual Report of the Department of City Works for the Year 1887, made to the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn, January 31, 1888.
1888. 141, v pages. Illustrated with charts & tables, some folding. Thin 8vo, original maroon cloth with elaborate gilt-stamped covers; floral end-papers, all edges gilt. (Brooklyn), 1888. First edition. A fine copy. More
Annual Report of the Department of City Works for the Year 1888, made to the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn
1889. 167pp.,charts & tables, some folding. Thin 8vo, original blue cloth stamped in gilt; floral end-papers, all edges gilt. (Brooklyn), 1889. Fine copy. More
Annual Report of the Department of City Works made to the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn, February 1, 1881.
1881. 147, iv pages. Illustrated with charts & tables, some folding. Thin 8vo, original maroon cloth with elaborate gilt-stamped covers, worn at spine ends. (Brooklyn), 1888. First edition. A very good copy. Scarce. Presentation inscription on title page. More
Report of the Comptroller of the Receipts and Expenditures of the Corporation of the City of Brooklyn for the Year Ending 1889. Ending
Brooklyn: 1890. 147pp., tables & charts. Thin 8vo brown cloth stamped in gilt, all edges gilt. Brooklyn: Printed for the Corporation, 1890. Slip printed " Compliments of the Comptroller" tipped in. Small chip at the bottom of the spine otherwise a fine copy. 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
The Hornes: An American Family.
New York: Knopf, 1986. Illustrated in black and white. xii, 262 pages. 8vo, white cloth-backed boards. New York: Knopf, 1986. Lower corners bumped, still a very good(+) copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
Yesterdays on Brooklyn Heights.
New York: Dorland Press, 1927. Illustrated with reproductions of antique prints & b/w photographs, mostly of local architecture. 296 pages. Tall 8vo, original gilt-stamped pictorial blue flexible cloth (rubbed at spine ends); uncut edges, t.e.g. New York: Dorland Press, 1927. Limited First Edition. Ownership signature in pencil and gift inscription in ink, still about very good. Limited numbered edition, signed by the author. More
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
Historic Park Slope
Island Park, NY: Gold Coast Sales & Marketing Corp. 1984. Map. Offset lithograph. Many scuff and dings from being rolled, repair upper right, but otherwise in good condition. 24 x 36 inches. Playful pictorial map of the central NW Brooklyn neighborhood. Includes 10th Street to Flatbush Avenue Extension and from 6th Avenue to Prospect Park West and Grand Army Plaza. Notes business locations blended with text panels on points of historical interest. More
The Dodgers: An illustrated story of those unpredictable bums
New York: Hastings House, 1948. Illustrated in black and white. v, 154 pages. 8vo, tan cloth with red lettering; scuffed and lioghtly worn. New York: Hastings House, (1948). Very good, lacking the dust wrapper. More
A Plan of New York Island, With Part of Long Island, Staten Island & East New Jersey, With a Particular Description of the Engagement on the Woody Heights of Long Island, Between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of August 1776 Between His Majesty's Forces Commanded by General Howe and the Americans Under Major General Putnam, with the Subsequent Disposition of Both Armies.
London: William Faden, 1776. Military map. Separately issued broadside on watermarked laid paper. Sheet measures 24 x 19 1/4 inches, image 18 5/8 x 16 3/4 inches, plus title. The watermark is 'GR' monogrammed fleur-de-lys shield with an 'RG' counter mark. Original color of green and red for battle positiions. Some light toning, foxing and creases, otherwise in good condition. Second issue of this rare plan of New York, which is one of the most prized of William Faden's battle..... More