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
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
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
New York: Brooklyn Heights Press, 1980. Map. Original lithograph. Measures 28" x 22" This illustrated map of Brooklyn Heights depicts the neighborhood extending from Fulton St. to Atlantic Ave., and from the Esplanade to Court St. The map includes historical information of the area over five centuries - from the 16th century when it was inhabited by the Canarsie tribe, to the late 18th to early 19th century as the area transformed from farmland to suburban development, through to the..... More
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
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: 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
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
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
Cottonport: Polyanthos, 1973. Map and a few illustrations. viii + 452 pages, 8vo, black buckram. Cottonport: Polyanthos, 1973. A fine copy. More
New York: Viking, 2011. 8vo, gray boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2011). Near Fine. More
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: Brooklyn Museum, 1983. 273 illus., 67 in color, two folding. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (Brooklyn): Brooklyn Museum, (1983). More
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1958. Illus. Thin 8vo, pr. wrs. Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1958. Exhibtion catalogue. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Trust Company, 1941. Many photo illustrations throughout. 62 pages. Slim 8vo, printed wrappers. Brooklyn: Brooklyn Trust Company, 1941. First edition. Very good. More
New York: Nathaniel Currier, 1850. Color lithograph. 13 1/2 x 19 inches framed. Print is in a beautiful 19th century 1 1/2 inch gold frame with old glass. The Old Stone House building is a reconstruction of the 1699 Vechte-Cortelyou House on land taken from the Lenape as early as 1639. Located in Washington Park, on the border of Park Slope and Gowanus in Brooklyn, it marks the place where the original Dutch farmstead stood and the culminating engagement of..... More
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
Brooklyn: Green Point Savings Bank. Illustrated. 61 pages. Tall slim 8vo, green cloth. (Brooklyn): Green Point Savings Bank, (1919). First Edition. Fine. More
Brooklyn: 1868. Beautifully illustrated with 9 color lithograph plates, one of which is double-page, and 2 b/w engraved plates. Folding map. iv, 96 pages. Slim 4to, original brown cloth boards, expertly rebacked with modern brown cloth and paper label, edges of corners worn, back cover with a small area of light soiling near top, page margins uncut. Brooklyn, 1868. Limited First Edition -- one of 110 copies. A scarce book, with the last copy sold at auction recorded in 1927..... More
facsimile. 102pp. 16mo, original cloth, a.e.g.; (ex-lib, cloth soiled, otherwise very good). London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1865. Fort Lafayette was located in Brooklyn, New York. More
Dear Judith, Vol. 1 received, very pleased with it, particularly as it completes a set which came in with that volume missing!
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