Joseph shannon (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 6 x 9 inches. xvi, 896 pages, numerous fold-out maps and illustrations, all present. . Condition is Very Good, Rebound in blue cloth with a leather label on spine, a few fold-out maps and illustrations have clear tape repairs (see photos), text and illustrations are very clean, binding is tight. Additional photos available. NY RGR.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Rebound in black cloth with pieces of original gilt-stamped leather adhered over the cloth, gilt-stamped name on front cover: "Hon. James A. Richmond", new end papers, all edges of text block gilded, 912 pages. Includes the two folding maps though one is torn, and the 24 other illustrations (some are folding). Corners lightly rubbed, scattered instances of foxing and tears to images. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015618. …

hardcover. Zustand: very good. Illustrated manual of the Corporation of the City of New York. 912 pages with frontispiece, 2 fold out maps and 24 lithographed diagrams and views. Brown buckram with gold stamped spine and covers. Minor scuffing to cover, head and tail of spine. Pages 487-490 loose. Thick 8vo. Corners slightly bumped minor scuffs to cover. Maps and illustrations in excellent condition and complete according to the "Index to the Illustrations in the Manuals of the Corporation of the City of New York", published by the Society of Iconophiles, 1906. New York: 1868. First edition, rare. The "Manuals of the Corporation" were directories of extensive historical and contemporary records of New York first compiled by D.T. Valentine. These books include detailed information on the meetings of the Aldermen Council, ordinances passed, public officials, the city's debts, directories of hospitals, alms houses and schools, ferry schedules, lists of public porters, demographics and census information, and descriptions of historic buildings and streets. Much of the information was gleaned from Dutch and English sources, as processed by Valentine. Notable illustrations in this edition include a view of "Spuyten Duyvel Creek" and "South East View of the City of New York 1768". Maps in this edition include "[Map of] New-York City County, and Vicinity" and "This Plan of the City of New York.was made for the purpose of shewing the progress and extent of the Great Fire which happened in the 1776.". D.T. Valentine (1801-1869) served as the Deputy to the Clerk of the Common Council for thirty-seven years without being promoted to Clerk. Valentine took it upon himself to compile the "Manuals", which he updated and published annually from 1841-1866. Joseph Shannon succeeded Valentine as Clerk and published the manuals for 1868 and 1869. Many copies were personalized for prominent officials. This compendium is an excellent source of early New York City history. …