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New York: H. L. Lindquist, 1935. This s a signed limited edition of Carl Junge's bookplates. There were 500 autograped copies of which this is no 142. It is also signed by the published as a presentation copy to George Ewing. There is an original Rockwell Kent bookplate designed for George Ewing on the inside… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. Bohemia, hungary, lower austria, upper austria, styria, galicia and moravia are all included. 532 pages The book has a full leather cover with raised bands on spine and decorated in gold leaf - title and author. There is wear to the front and back spine where the leather has worn off. … Read more about this item

New York, 1855. "The within pages, originally written for Valentine's Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York" have been brought together, and fifty copies printed for the use of friends of the writers.". This is what is written on the back of the title page. This is copy numbered 10. The unique aspect of… Read more about this item

New York: NYPL, 1932. first edition with photogravure plates, colored frontis and one other colored plate. Hundreds of maps, plans and views in the Phelps collection are described with detailed biographical information. With brief histories of the western hemisphere states, cities and countries important to its development; indexed for srtists/engravers as well as subject. The best… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1895. This is #151 0f 375 and is in very good condition. Some of the contents; William Bradford, the founder of the press in the middle colonies; The Zengers and the Liberty of the Press; The Parkers and their numerous establishments; Henry de Foreest and the minor presses of… Read more about this item

Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society, 1867. This is a beautiful Large Paper Copy (from glossary of terms - Large paper copy: a special edition printed with the pages reconfigured to result in larger leaves with very wide page margins; the text of the individual pages remaining the same as the normal edition; usually large paper copies are printed in… Read more about this item

Palisades, New York: Inthrop S. Gilman, 1903. This is 1 of only 12 copies of the index that were were prepared. Only 3 copies of the papers were prepared) . It is the index only of the collection of 31 articles relating to the history of the Palisades, Rockland Co. New York that are in the possession of the… Read more about this item

New York: John F. Trow, 1857. This book is in wraps that are fragile but attached and the pages have been hand cut. This was the address by Dr. John Francis at the dedication of the permanent house for the New York Historical Society. When delivered, the speech as noted by the author, was curtailed and… Read more about this item

New York: Edmund Jones, 1863. This is the annual city inspector's report for 1862, published in 1863, It compares the health of the city to other sities such as London and paris. The change of inhabitants in various areas has created unhealthy situations whereas they were formerly healthy. People were living in underground cellars and tenament… Read more about this item

New York: Edmund Jones, 1861. This an awesome book detailing many stats and information about the city in the 1860. Example: There was an epidemic of scarlet fever in the summer, there were over 104,000 immigrants from foreign ports.They compare New York to paris and london. Tbe book speaks of the high mortality rates in england at… Read more about this item

New York, 1908. This is a book about the history of New York and the Czechs in New york written by the author Vojan who came to america in 1904 with a PHD from Charles University in Prague. He worked for various Czech newspapers and wrote this book about New York and its Czech community. It is written… Read more about this item

New York: G&C Carvill, 1827. This is a book of a tour over a three year period to England, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, France and Italy. Two volumes in One. A full diary was kept from the day the author left Sandy Hook on 6/8/1825 to the author's return on May 6, 1827. He travelled with a… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1868. There is rubbing of the leather on the covers and spine otherwise the interior is in fine condition. Over 120 woodcut illustrations by Richardson. Note also that this is the artist edition as noted on the spine. The gilt is fabulous. Priced accoring to the rubbing on the leather..… Read more about this item