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
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 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
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Blue Book Association, 1943. Illustrated with some ads. 257 pages. 12mo, pale blue cloth. Brooklyn: Brooklyn Blue Book Association,(1943). A very good(+) copy The Directory of Society in Brooklyn. 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. 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 Phyllis... 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
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
The book arrived today. It's beautiful, the packaging was great and the delivery incredibly fast. Thanks for everything!
I want to especially thank and commend the person there who wrapped and packaged this volume for shipping. I have only rarely seen it done with such conscientious skill!