Brooklyn: Eugene L. Armbruster, 1942. 6 Illus., two double-page maps. 400pp. 8vo, blue cloth, pages 309-312 have several creases in the right margin and a small tear in the right margin of those pages has been expertly repaired. 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: A. Guerber & Co., 1851. View. Original color lithograph with hand coloring. Image measures 22 1/8" x 32 1/2". In archival black frame. This dramatic circa 1851 view depicts New York City and Brooklyn in beautiful detail looking north from Governors Island extending out behind it toward the horizon. The bustling harbor and the piers along the west and east bank is filled with an assortment of sail and steam ships. Battery Park is beautifully depicted with Castle... 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 Astoria, Queens, from First Street to Third Avenue and from Linden Street to Broadway. Verso shows details of Newtown, Maspeth, and Woodside. Included in Beers' Atlas of Long Island, New York (New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873). Frederick W. Beers (flourished... 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: Brooklyn Museum, 1983. 273 illus., 67 in color, two folding. 4to, pr. wrs. (Brooklyn): Brooklyn Museum, (1983). vg. 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
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
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. and Landmarks of Brooklyn. Many photo Illus. 62pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. Brooklyn: Brooklyn Trust Company, 1941. First Edition. Very good. More
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
Brooklyn: 1846. 2.75 x 6.5 inches, Brooklyn, October 21, 1846 -- a check drawn on the Long Island Bank of Brooklyn, canceled with a crossed incision. Pre-printed check form gives the place as "Brooklyn"; an on-the-date line prints three numbers of the year as "184." Nice example of a vintage bank check. Uneven edges; very good(-) condition. 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. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper, with a nice personal inscription from Davidson on the front endpaper, dated in the year of publication: "For... Thank you for bringing the gang back home" 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
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2002. Nearly 500 Illus., some in color. 4to, pr. wrs. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, (2002). Near Fine. More
New York: Richard R. Smith, 1945. Many Illustrations. . Thin 8vo, green cloth, ex-lib. New York: Richard R. Smith, 1945. More
illus. 61pp. 8vo, cloth. (Brooklyn): Green Point Savings Bank, (1919). First Edition. vg. 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
Brooklyn: F. G. Fish, 1845. To which is added, an Appendix, containing a brief notice of the other Episcopal churches in Brooklyn. By a Sunday School Teacher. Lithograph Frontis., text engraving. 220pp. 12mo, original brown cloth, head of spine and corners worn, corners bumped, cloth lightly dampstained, some pages with moderate browning, light foxing to Frontis. Brooklyn: F. G. Fish, 1845. First Edition Full-page inscription by the author on the front flyleaf. St. Ann's church was the first Episcopal Church... More
Brooklyn: Flatbush Trust, 1901. Illustrations from drawings by Allen B. Dogget plus many black-and-white photographs. 90 pages plus chronology and index, thin 8vo, decorative cloth; lightly rubbed at corners and spine ends. Brooklyn: Flatbush Trust Company, 1901. A very good(+) copy. Includes the 4 pages sample and announcement of sale issued by Flatbush Trust upon publication of the book. More
Hello. Just a note to inform you that the book arrived in Melbourne today. It was in excellent order, as per your description. I am very pleased with the way it was packaged and the ease of the whole process. Thank you for your assistance.
Dear Judith, Vol. 1 received, very pleased with it, particularly as it completes a set which came in with that volume missing!