History of New York City: From Discovery to The Present Day
by William Stone
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History of New York City, From Discovery to The Present Day by William Stone. Virtue & Yorston, New York 1872. 20 engravings and 85 woodcuts, many beautiful portraits of American historical figures.
Marbled boards with 3/4 brown leather corners and spine/edge. Board edges have rubbing and chipping. Board corners are exposed and slightly sloped. Spine face/edges have creasing/lightly stressed. Outer page fore edges have marbling design as well as toning. Inner boards and end pages also have marble pattern. Some plates/surrounding pages have foxing. Most plates have original tissue-guards. Tissue-guards have transfer staining from plates. Pages have light toning around the edges. Front end pages, title pages, frontispiece/tissue guard all have foxing. Book held well. See pictures for condition references and please ask any questions before purchasing!
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- C2
- Title
- History of New York City
- Author
- William Stone
- Format/Binding
- Three quarter leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Virtue & Yorston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1872
- Weight
- 5.00 lbs
- Keywords
- New York City,
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