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A Description of the New York Central Park
by Clarence C. Cook
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- Used - Very Good +
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- 1868
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- Full leather
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£598.50
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New York, 1868. Full leather. Very Good +. Albert Fitch Bellows. A handsome, very presentable copy of the 1868 correct 1st edition. Rebound in a mid-20th century full dark-brown leather, with new endsheets and pastedowns. Along the spine raised bands and elegant gilt-tooling and titling within the compartments. The original text crisp and bright, very light soiling (a… Read more about this item Item Price
£598.50
Keskachauge or the First White Settlement on Long Island
by Frederick Van Wyck
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- Used - Very Good +
- Published
- 1924
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- Cloth
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£239.40
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. Cloth. Very Good +. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1924 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth. Thick octavo, top-edge gilt, 778 pgs. all told. Includes all 12 original maps (as called for, 6 of them fold-outs), in particular the large fold-out frontispiece map ("A Conjectural… Read more about this item Item Price
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Fun Gallery -- The True Story
by Patti Astor
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 2013
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- Pictorial wrappers
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£2,394.00
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New York: The Fun Gallery (Self-Published), 2013. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. WILDLY INSCRIBED BY "QUEEN OF THE 80s DOWNTOWN SCENE" PATTI ASTOR on the title page. Also includes a wonderful "pink champagne bottle and glass" drawing in her hand, outlined by hearts. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of this elusve, self-published 2013 memoir by the legendary downtown proprietess… Read more about this item Item Price
£2,394.00
Skyscrapers of New York
by Vernon Howe Bailey
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- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1928
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- Boards
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£399.00
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New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1928. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1928 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (light spotting at the outer hinges) in a crisp, VG example of the fragile, light-blue dustjacket, with minor chipping and wear along the edges, significantly less though than one usually encounters.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York
by D.T. Valentine
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1863
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- Decorative Boards
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£199.50
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New York: D. T. Valentine, 1863. Decorative Boards. Very Good. The 1863 issue of D.T. Valentine's epic 19th century manual of New York City. Tight and VG to VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with lavish blindstamping and gilt-design and titling to the panels. Dozens of fold-out maps, charts and crests throughout, a number of them in chromolithography. A… Read more about this item Item Price
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Green-Wood Cemetery: A History of the Institution from 1838 to 1864
by Nehemiah Cleaveland
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1866
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- Decorative Boards
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£598.50
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New York: Anderson & Archer, 1866. Decorative Boards. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1866 1st edition of this mid 19th century history of Brooklyn's legendary Greenwood Cemetery. Unusually clean and tight in its gilt-decorated, pebbled dark-green boards, with crisp gilt-titling and decorative blindstamping and rule along the spine and rear panel respectively. An easily Near Fine… Read more about this item Item Price
£598.50
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Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York for 1855
by D.T. Valentine
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- Used - Very Good +
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- 1855
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- Decorative Cloth
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£518.70
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
£518.70
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The Great Metropolis; or Guide to New York for 1846
by John Doggett
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- Used - Very Good +
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- 1846
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- Decorative Cloth
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£399.00
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New York: Directory Establishment, 1846. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A very sharp copy of the 1846 stated "second publication". Tight and VG+ in its dark-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and bright gilt-titling along the front cover. Slight trace of bookplate removal to the front pastedown, very mild wear at the spine ends, light wear… Read more about this item Item Price
£399.00
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Third Annual Report of the Board of Health of the Health Department of the City of New York (April 11, 1872 to April 30, 1873
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1873
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- 1/2 leather
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£199.50
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873. 1/2 leather. Very Good. The uncommon 1873 1st edition of this 3rd annual report of New York City's Health Department, spanning April 1872 to April 1873. Tight and VG in its 1/2 dark leather over marbled boards, with raised bands and bright gilt-titling at the spine. Mild wear along the spine… Read more about this item Item Price
£199.50
The Cathedral of Commerce: Woolworth Building, New York (In the Publisher's Rare Original Envelope)
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- Used - Very Good +
- Published
- 1925
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- Pictorial wrappers
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£119.70
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New York: Woolco Realty Corporation, 1925. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. A handsome copy of this 1925 reprint. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with a bit of light creasing along the spine. THIS COPY INCLUDES THE PUBLISHER'S SCARCE PRINTED SHIPPING ENVELOPE, an oversized manilla envelope with the title "The Cathedral of Commerce"… Read more about this item Item Price
£119.70
Souvenir Columbian Celebration 1892: Official Program of the Fireworks Display to Take Place on the New York and Brooklyn Bridge on Monday and Tuesday Evenings, Oct. 10 and 11
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1892
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- Pictorial wrappers
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£239.40
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New York and Brooklyn Bridge Trustees/New York Columbian Celebration Committee, 1892. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. Wonderful piece of New York --and specifically Brooklyn-- ephemera. The 1892 "official program" of the fireworks display to take place on the "New York and Brooklyn Bridge" on Monday and Tuesday evenings, October 10th and 11th, to celebrate the Columbian Exposition and New… Read more about this item Item Price
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Report of the Director of the Central Park Menagerie, Department of Public Parks, City of New York, for Year 1876
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- Used - Very Good -
- Published
- 1876
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- Original wraps
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£119.70
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Department of Public Works, City of New York, 1876. Original wraps. Very Good -. Uncommon 1876 booklet, accounting for the various wildlife in Central Park at this writing. Includes counts on mammalia, birds, and reptiles. And, in its surprising depth and variety, features a remarkable range very few would have expected -- such as, to name a few,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Annual Report of the City Inspector of the City of New York, for the Year Ending December 31, 1860 (Document No. 5)
by Daniel E. Delavan, City Inspector
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- Used - Very Good +
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- 1861
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- Pebbled Cloth
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£79.80
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New York: Edmund Jones & Co, 1861. Pebbled Cloth. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY THE CITY INSPECTOR, DANIEL E. DELAVAN, on the front free endpaper. Clean and VG+ in its pebbled, dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Light bowing at the boards, 2 thin strips of newspaper (along with original handwriting) attached at… Read more about this item Item Price
£79.80
Money Metropolis: A Locational Study of Financial Activities in the New York Region
by Sidney M. Robbins and Nestor E. Terleckyj
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1960
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- Cloth
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£79.80
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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1960 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, lovely maps ("New York Metropolitan Region") at the endpapers and pastedowns.
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£79.80
Neighbors: Life Stories of the Other Half
by Jacob A. Riis
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- Used - Very Good +
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- 1914
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- Decorative Cloth
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£119.70
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New York: Tha Macmillan Company, 1914. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A very presentable copy of the October 1914 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its pictorial cloth, with bright gilt-titling and design along the spine. One small former owner stamp at the front pastedown, light spotting along the rear panel's lower corner. 12mo, 6 full-page illustrations (sketches)… Read more about this item Item Price
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Children of the Tenements
by Jacob A. Riis
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- Used - Very Good +
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- 1903
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- Pictorial cloth
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£59.85
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. C.M. Relyea. A tight, very solid copy of the October 1903 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its olive pictorial cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. A bit of light spotting at the spine, one scuff mark to the rear panel. 12mo, 8… Read more about this item Item Price
£59.85
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Society Register
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- Used - Very Good +
- Published
- 1921
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- Cloth
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£119.70
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Brooklyn: Rugby Press, 1921. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1921 Brooklyn Blue Book, including the Long Island society register. Clean and VG+ (minor, inconspicuous tear at the rear inner hinge) in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and lovely gilt-bordered advertisement ("Cadillac: Standard of the World") adorning the rear panel. 12mo, wonderful local… Read more about this item Item Price
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Guide to Central Park. Illustrated. (1869)
by T. Addison Richards
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1869
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- Cloth
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£399.00
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New York: James Miller, 1869. Cloth. Very Good. The 1869 edition of this pocket-sized hardback guide to Central Park. Solid and VG- to VG in its blue cloth, with bright gilt-bordering and lettering along the front panel. Wear at the tips, 3/4 of an inch of the cloth missing at the spine crown. several signatures tender (but still… Read more about this item Item Price
£399.00
You're the Boss: My Story of a Life in Practical Politics
by Edward J. Flynn
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- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1947
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£79.80
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New York: The Viking Press, 1947. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. SIGNED BY EDWARD J. FLYNN on the front free endpaper. A solid, presentable copy to boot of the 1947 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting along the spine crown) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with chipping at the spine ends, light chipping and creasing along the… Read more about this item Item Price
£79.80
Report of the Heights of Buildings Commission to the Committee on the Height, Size and Arrangement of Buildings of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the City of New York
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1913
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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£239.40
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New York City: Heights of Buildings Commission, 1913. Cloth. Near Fine. A tight, well-preserved copy of the uncommon 1913 1st edition of this report to the Committee on the Height, Size and Arrangement of Buildings in New York. As overseen by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the City of New York. Clean and Near Fine in… Read more about this item Item Price
£239.40