The Picture of New York; or the Traveller's Guide, Through the Commercial Metropolis of the United States.
by Samuel Latham Mitchell
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
First edition of the earliest known guide book to New York City. Worn half calf over marbled boards sans map. The contents pages 217- 223 are inserted before the text. Wear to tail of spine and corners (see images). Previous owner's name smudged to front pastedown. Samuel Mitchell was a U.S. senator from New York from 1804 to 1809, as well as a member of the House of Representatives. Howes M-703. Remains a clean copy with no defacements.
4 x 6 in
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9022
- Title
- The Picture of New York; or the Traveller's Guide, Through the Commercial Metropolis of the United States.
- Author
- Samuel Latham Mitchell
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- I. Riley and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1807
- Pages
- [viii] 223
- Size
- 18mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...