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Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, 1858 [Manual of the Common Council
by VALENTINE, D.T
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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About This Item
1858 1ed New York City Business Manhattan Illustrated Corporation Great Britain
'Manual of the Corporation of New York' is a rare, pre-Civil War-era written for businesses and businessmen in New York in 1858. This book provides details on various companies and notable buildings in New York, providing details on committee members, locations in the town, and impressive illustrations.
This work is filled with a myriad of full-page and folding plates, including an impressive view of New York City in 1740 flying the British flag!
Item number: #16453
Price: $599
VALENTINE, D.T.
Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, 1858 [Manual of the Common Council].
New York: Valentine: 1858. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [2], xii, 646
o Filled with full-page and folding plates throughout
· Provenance: Handwritten
o Sophia J. Chapin
o Alderman Boole – Possibly Francis I. A. Boole, alderman of New York and city inspector, a divisive political figure who in 1863 was both nominated for mayor while also being accused of corruption for paying sanitation workers below minimum wage and forcing them to sign contracts that gave up half of their paycheck to Boole.
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
o Cloth
· Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13cm)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16453
- Title
- Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, 1858 [Manual of the Common Council
- Author
- VALENTINE, D.T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Valentine
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1858
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1858 1ed New York City Business Manhattan Illustrated Corporation Great Britainrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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