Search Results: Authors starting with V from Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints

Small 8vo, tooled leather, with the name Wesley Smith ESQ. in gilt on top cover, gilt illustration on back cover, gilt page edges, illustrated, 480 pp. Backstrip completely gone, binding worn at extremities, contents a little browned and aged. All plates and maps present, but some of the folding plates are have splits or tears at the folds, folding map of NYC is in nice condition, but has a tear near where attached, Bradford map is detached with some significant tears and folds, and one corner separated. This volume contains a number of historical views and maps including a 1695 map of New York, view of the New-York Quarantine, Staten Island, Plan of the City of New York 1791, and an illustration of Hudson on his return to Holland. Lawrence p. 8-9.

Small thick 8vo, original cloth with gilt illustration on covers and gilt lettering on spine, richly illustrated (complete with all maps and illustrations), 852 pp. Binding a little worn, some chipping and cracking at spine, some extremity wear, inscription on endpaper, some folding or creasing at map edges, a couple of minor tears normal aging and browning, just a little foxing. Plates and maps are generally in very good condition, and a very respectable copy overall. Complete. Long considered one of the best sources on 19th century New York City history, Valentine Manuals ran 1841 to 1870. They are typically well stocked with maps and many charming illustrations of buildings and places in Old New York. This volume is particularly rich in illustrations, including The Nicolls Map, Metropolitan Police Head Quarters, Theological Seminary, Jackson Ferry, and a View of Harlem from Morisiania. There are also several portraits of prominent New Yorkers of that time. Lawrence  p. 32-34.

Small thick 8vo, original cloth with gilt illustration on covers and gilt lettering on spine, richly illustrated, 630 pp. Binding worn and chipped at spine and piece of backstrip a little loose, but firmly attached, hinges weak, a few signatures partially sprung, normal aging. Plates and maps are generally in very good condition, a few have a bit of offset, one folding map with some folds and small tears in the margins, slight foxing hear and there, but a really nice collection of plates. Complete. This volume is particularly rich in illustrations. The contents include three folding maps, six folding plates, and about 20 single page illustrations. Of particular interest is the folding map of the city, two folding illustrations of The Five Points, a folding plan of a floating battery, and a plan of Central Park. Lawrence p. 23-24.

Small 8vo, original cloth with gilt illustration on covers and gilt lettering on spine, illustrated, 571 pp. Binding worn and chipped at spine and extremities, hinges a little weak, some soiling and foxing, and normal aging. Plates and maps are generally in very good condition, a few have a bit of offset, folding map in the front with tape repair in margin, some small tears in the margins, slight foxing hear and there. Complete. This volume has a nice collection of plates, including illustrations of Kings Bridge, view of City Hall, Old Blue Bell Tavern, and the Methodist Church in John Street. Lawrence p. 16-18.

Small thick 8vo, original cloth with gilt illustration on covers and gilt lettering on spine, richly illustrated, 630 pp. Binding worn and chipped at spine, backstrip loose with a couple of small pieces missing, partially disbound, pages 469-630 separated from the rest of text block, hinges weak, some staining in front pages, normal aging. Plates and maps are generally in very good condition, a few have a bit of offset, some tears at folds and margins, slight foxing hear and there, but a really nice complete collection of plates, worthy of rebinding. This volume is particularly rich in illustrations. The contents include three folding maps, six folding plates, and about 20 single page illustrations. Of particular interest is the folding map of the city, two folding illustrations of The Five Points, a folding plan of a floating battery, and a plan of Central Park. . Lawrence p. 23-24.

Over 150 black and white and color plates, single page (4 ½" x 7 ½"), with a couple of folded plates, Normal aging, some with rough bottom or top edges; otherwise very good Long considered one of the best sources on 19th century New York City history, Valentine Manuals ran 1841 to 1870. They are typically well stocked with maps and many charming illustrations of buildings and places in Old New York. This collection of plates features many historic sites including, Frances's Tavern, Tammany Hall, George Clinton's Residence, The New Harlem Bridge, Early Trinity Church and the Arsenal at Central Park and 57th Street.

Small 8vo, original cloth with gilt illustration on covers and gilt lettering on spine, illustrated, 560 pp. Binding worn and chipped, some pieces missing from backstrip at spine and extremities, some parts of backstrip a little loose, some signatures slightly sprung, contents a bit browned and aged, a couple of pages a bit browned, normal aging. Maps detached, one repaired, two others have some tears at the margins or folds; still a decent set of plates. Complete. This volume includes three folding maps of the City of New York, a view of what appears to be the original Fraunce's Tavern, residence of Governor George Clinton, the Beekman Mansion, and the residence of Bishop Moore. Lawrence p. 11-13.

Small 8vo, original cloth with gilt illustration on covers and gilt lettering on spine, illustrated, 434 pp. Binding worn and chipped, some pieces missing from backstrip at spine and extremities, some signatures slightly sprung, a couple of pages a bit browned, normal aging. One folding plate with splits at folds, some with a little marginal staining or soiling, but plates and maps are generally in very good condition. Complete. This volume includes a folding map of the City of New York, a view of a flourishing city in 1746, Union Park, and another folding map plan of New York City in 1804. Lawrence p. 6-8.

Copper engraved, double page, map, hand colored, cartouche uncolored, 49 x 59 cm (19 1/2" x 23"). Some minor soiling and aging; otherwise very good and quite colorful. Valk (1651-1726) was born in Amsterdam, and was also known as Valck. He was a fairly well known engraver and publisher, and would eventually go into partnership with Peter Schenk (1655-1718), and would produce an atlas and maps together. In fact, it seems they brought the property of the Blaeu firm, which gave them material for their maps. This is a very attractive map of Britain, and includes an inset of Orkney, Shetland and Faro islands. The map also contains a large cartouche that depicts angels and Poseidon. Bagrow p. 276.

Small 8vo original cloth, illustrated, 339, [60 ]pp. Binding scuffed a little, with some minor wear to extremities. Top hinge a little weak, but still reasonably solid, and normal aging. Very good overall. The book is illustrated with six color lithographs showing the different races. Written shortly after the Civil War, this work is pretty direct in terms of its racist views of white supremacy. Van Erie argues that the natural state of Blacks is in slavery, and efforts to change that would result in misery for all. He goes on to indicate that the North’s misguided efforts to impose it’s will on the South with respect to the Negro was forcing Southerners "to a fate more horrible than death itself!"

4 pp. including stampless address leaf. To her husband, John Van Lew, Richmond, Virginia. Wear at folds, a few fold tears with no loss of text, a margin tear, but not much loss, some aging, very busy letter, but very legible; good overall. In St. Augustine, Eliza Van Lew (1798-1875) met a variety of local residents, from Spanish Cuban grandees of the Arredondo family, which had received some 300,000 acres of Florida land by royal grant, to the free African-American who drove her and her baby around town.Elizabeth Van Lew (1818-1900) was 15 years old when her mother Eliza took her ailing year-old brother to winter in Florida (Florida was still a territory when this letter was written) for his health. Elizabeth was sent to live with Abolitionist relatives while attending school in Pennsylvania. She wholeheartedly embraced her Abolitionist heritage. At the beginning of the Civil War, she brought together a hodgepodge of pro-Union sympathizers, from slaves to slaveholders, to secretly convey valuable… Read More

8vo, original pictorial boards with cloth spine and tips, no dust jacket, illustrated, 207, [2] pp. Hinges weak and rear joint cracked, wear at extremities, some browning and aging, slight staining, paper spine label chipped a little. Black Majesty is Vandercook's story of Henri Christophe (1767-1820) a former slave who became a key leader in the Haitian Revolution. The work is illustrated by Mahlon Blaine.

Removed, unbound engraved uncolored map, 16" x 16." Some old tape repairs at folds and margins, a little creasing, top repair somewhat visible, normal aging; otherwise about good with a bright and clear impression. 
This unusual made came from an 1866 issue of the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. It was contained in an article "The Pamir and the Sources of the Amu Daria by M. Veniukof. While mountain ranges and the Indus River clearly presented, there are some sizeable portions of "unknown country" on the map.

8vo, half calf and cloth, rebacked with calf, original spine laid on, morocco spine labels, 719pp.Original spine strip worn, corners worn, and cloth soiled a bit. Overall very good. Victor was commissioned by the Oregon legislature to record the history of the early wars with the Indians in the Northwest. She provides details on the causes of the Cayuse war, the Rogue River wars, and the Yakima war, which occurred during the first ten years of the Oregon territory.

8vo, pamphlet, illustrated. Some soling to paper covers, small chip to lower extremity, one page slightly torn, contents clean; overall very good. This is probably a privately printed report on the historical development and financial condition of the various rail lines in San Francisco. The author provides discussion on the Geary Street, Potrero Ave., and Union Street rail lines. Martin reports a profit of $216, 541.25 for the year ending December 31, 1914. He seems to suggest that San Francisco is a pioneer in terms of municipal ownership of rapid transit lines, and that they have been very successful at it.

Double page engraved map (24" x 20 1/2"), hand colored, wide margins, decorative title cartouche. A few minor small chips and tears in margins, some fold tears repaired, minor aging; otherwise very good. Nicholas Visscher (1587-1637) started the Visscher map dynasty, which was continued by his son and grandson, also named Nicholas. The family was a dominant force during the golden age of Dutch mapmaking. The present shows Belgium, Luxembourg, part of France and Germany. Van De Gohm p 148.

Double page engraved map (24 1/2" x 21"), hand colored, wide margins, decorative title cartouche. Some small chips or tears in margins, not affecting image, split repaired in lower margin at centerfold, about 1 1/2", some slight creasing at center of map, normal aging and browning; still a very attractive map with a crisp impression. Nicholas Visscher (1587-1637) started the Visscher map dynasty, which was continued by his son and grandson, also named Nicholas. The family was a dominant force during the golden age of Dutch mapmaking. The present map is of the southern part of Holland, and is illustrated with an attractive title cartouche in the lower left corner. Van De Gohm p 148.

Pamphlet, 8vo, removed, dbd, but restitched, 24 pp. Likely former New York Library copy, stamp on one page, some very minor foxing; very good overall. Curious political campaign pamphlet for the presidential election of 1856. While the tract was intended to be pro Buchanan, by today's standards it seems more pro Fremont. A good portion of the pamphlet links Fremont, from a variety of sources, to the abolitionist cause. Sabin 23955