New York from Appledore Books, ABAA

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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.… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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"… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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,… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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.

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)… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

National Meter Co, 1887. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Wonderful late 19th century history of water consumption in New York AND, at the same time, a catalogue of water meters themselves. Solid and VG in its wine-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and impressive gilt-representation (of a "Crown Meter") at the rear panel. Mild streaking, very… Saber más sobre este artículo

Buffalo, NY: Geo. H. Derby and Co, 1851. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. A very presentable copy of the 1851 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light-green boards, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and bright gilt-titling at the spine. Very light rubbing along the bottom-edges, mild foxing and offsetting to the preliminaries. Thick octavo, "fourteen quarto plates… Saber más sobre este artículo