Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York for 1855
by D.T. Valentine
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: D.T. Valentine (The Common Council of New York), 1855. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. An impressive copy of the 1855 issue of Valentine's Manual of New York. Solid and VG+ in its chocolate-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping and bright gilt-design and titling along the panels and spine. Small, neat 1914 inscription from a former owner to his father on the front free endpaper, otherwise very sharp internally, with light offsetting to a small number of the pages. Thick 12mo, 9 fold-out plates (as issued) plus a number of handsome chromolithographed plates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22609
- Title
- Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York for 1855
- Author
- D.T. Valentine
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D.T. Valentine (The Common Council of New York)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- rare New York, rare Valentine's New York, rare 19th century New York guides, rare Valentine's Manuals
- Bookseller catalogs
- New York;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...