The Brooklyn Compendium: Compiled by the Late John Dikeman, Jr., Shwoing the Opening, Closing, and Alterations in the Lines of the Various Streets, Avenues, &c., in the City of Brooklyn, with Other Information Connected Therewith, from the Year 1819 Down, to the Date of the Close of the Compilation, Together with Important Data Relative to Grants of Land Under Water, Ferry Rights, Etc. by Compiled by the Late John Dikeman, Jr - 1870

The Brooklyn Common Council, 1870. Cloth. Very Good. An uncommon piece of Brooklyn history, the original printing of this 1870 "compendium", whose intention it was to offer a "connected record of the dates of the opening and closing of the various streets and avenues of the City of Brooklyn, and the alterations made in the lines thereof, from time to time, and the authority under which the same were done, with other information of a kindred character, arranged in such a form as to be of ready and convenient reference for those in search of such knowledge". (From the Introduction). This copy has held up nicely. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with decorative blindstamping at the panels and bright gilt-lettering and design along the front panel. Very light, forgivable soiling and spotting at the covers, 2 small former owner names (one at the front free endpaper, the other at the following blank endpaper). Very small losss as well at the spine crown and pencil to four early pages of the text. Octavo, charts and lists at the rear from the 1850s and 60s up thru 1870. Certainly one of the earliest attempts to make Brooklyn's municipal information accessible to a wide audience.