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A TRIBUTE TO THE SETTLEMENT OF MANHATTAN ISLAND, NOW NEW YORK, BY THE DUTCH, EARLY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. This monograph issued to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the purchase of the island by Peter Minuit.
by Chambers, Talbot W.; Corwin, Edward Tanjore; Murphy, Henry C.; Gerard, James W.; Brower, William Leverich (editor)
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New York: Consistory of the Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church, 1926., 1926.. Very good. - Small quarto, 9 inches high by 7 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed orange wrappers titled in black, with a color illustration of the coat-of-arms of William of Orange mounted on the front cover. The corners of the covers are lightly bumped with creases down the spine. 111 pages, illustrated with 5 plates, textual illustrations and a second copy of the coat-of-arms tipped in. The corners of a few pages are lightly bumped. Very good.
First edition.
At head of the title: "1626-1926, Tercentenary of the City of New York". The contents of the volume are as follows: I. Peter Minuit, II. Bastiaen Jansz Krol (Crol), III. Domine Jonas Michaelius, IV. A Sunday morning depicted by the Church of St. Nicholas in the early history of the city, V. New York's liberty bell, VI. The Collegiate church, 1926, VII. A catalogue of prints and photographs of old New York ... installed in the Middle church house, 50 Seventh street, New York City, VIII. Symbols of the Dutch Reformed church, IX. Exhibits open to the public ... during the period of the tercentenary celebration. At the Church of St. Nicholas [and at the Middle church].
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- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Title
- A TRIBUTE TO THE SETTLEMENT OF MANHATTAN ISLAND, NOW NEW YORK, BY THE DUTCH, EARLY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. This monograph issued to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the purchase of the island by Peter Minuit.
- Author
- Chambers, Talbot W.; Corwin, Edward Tanjore; Murphy, Henry C.; Gerard, James W.; Brower, William Leverich (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New York: Consistory of the Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church, 1926.
- Date Published
- 1926.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AMERICANA; NEW YORK STATE; A TRIBUTE TO THE SETTLEMENT OF MANHATTAN ISLAND, NOW NEW YORK, BY THE DUTCH, EARLY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; THE CONSISTORY OF THE COLLEGIATE REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH NEW YORK; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; JAMES W. GERARD; WILLIAM
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