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Addresses on the Occasion of the Opening of the Branch Building The Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park The Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. May Tenth 1938

by BLUMENTHAL, George; Robert MOSES; Fiorello LAGUARGIA; and John D. ROCKEFELLER

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New York: The Spiral Press for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1938. 8vo. 27pp. Original vellum-backed boards. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION, one of 250 copies. Contains four addresses given at the occasion of the opening of the Cloisters by George Blumenthal, President of the Museum; Fiorello LaGuardia, mayor of New York City; Robert Moses, Commissioner of Parks of the City of New York; and the project's benefactor John. D. Rockefeller.
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Autobiography and Other Poems
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Autobiography" and Other Poems

by TOWLE, Tony

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New York: SUN / Coach House South, 1977. Fine. 8vo. Original cloth, gilt-lettered on spine. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by Towle on the title-page and numbered 30/35. Although there is no colophon, nor limitation statement, it is presumed this is a limited issue in cloth with manuscript designation by the author, as the book is commonly found in original wrappers with an illustration by Robert Motherwell. Towle, a New York poet, won the Frank O'Hara Award for 1970. He conducted a poetry workshop for the Poetry Project of the St. Mark's Church for the 1969-70 season.
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Barnard College Song Book

Barnard College Song Book

by Undergraduate Association of Barnard College

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New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1925. A very good copy, with a few stains and light wear to binding. 10 x 7 inches. 43 pages. Original blue cloth. "Sing, therefore, as often as may be and as tunefully as you can, these songs of Barnard, new and old, and may they give you joy! (Virginia C. Gildersleeve, from her introduction).
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Big City Primer: Reading New York at the End of the Twentieth Century

Big City Primer: Reading New York at the End of the Twentieth Century

by YAU, John / BARRETTE, Bill

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New York: Timken Publishers, 1991. First. Corners lightly bumped, ink ownership name on half-title, pages with light age-toning at edges. Square 4to. Photographically illustrated by Bill Barrette. Original pictorial wrappers. With poems by John Yau and photographs by Bill Barrette, this shows a "New York as it is" view of the city, unvarnished "immense and ultimately unknowable." Distributed by Rizzoli, it was praised by John Ashbery: "This 'record of gregarious surfaces' is the ultimate dream-Baedeker of New York -- essential reading and viewing for locals, tourists, and out-of-body travelers.
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Blithe Dutchess: The Flowering of an American County from 1812

Blithe Dutchess: The Flowering of an American County from 1812

by MacCRACKEN, Henry Noble

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New York: Hastings House, 1958. First edition. Light wear to cloth at top of spine; dust jacket generally clean and fresh with only minor wear at extremities. Octavo. Large folding map of Dutchess County, New York in pocket on rear pastedown. Original blue cloth; original pictorial dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the half-title.
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The Block

The Block

by GORO, Herb

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New York: Vintage, 1970. A very good plus copy, a pale marginal stain towards the end, but otherwise in clean condition, with some light edgewear to the wrappers. 10 x 7 inches. 182, [12] pages. Original printed wrappers. First trade paperback edition of Goro's haunting account in pictures in text of the social disaster that destroyed a New York City slum.
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A Bond of Performance between Garrett Poor (a carpenter) and Luke von Thinehoon (a cuirurgoon...

A Bond of Performance between Garrett Poor (a carpenter) and Luke von Thinehoon (a "cuirurgoon" [sic]) and Lawrence Read (a merchant) to whom they agree to pay two hundred pounds. [New York], 22 May 1691

by [NEW YORK]

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From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Horizontal folds, but in very good condition. One page, folio, with integral blank leaf (with docket). Signed by Roos and Thinehovon (followed by red wax stamps) and signed by three witnesses. "The Condicon of this obligation is... that if the above bound... doo well and truely observe, perform, fullfill, accomplish, and keep all and singular the Covenants, grants... which... are or ought to be observed, performed... and kept mentioned and Comprised in one Bill of sale, or Transport from the above bound... (and if performed without fraud)... Then this obligation (is) to be void..." (BA). So, pretty straight-forward!
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Catalogue of Offices and Students of the Flushing Institute, (Formerly Green-Brook Family School,...
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Catalogue of Offices and Students of the Flushing Institute, (Formerly Green-Brook Family School, of New Jersey.) at Flushing Long Island, Nine Miles from the City of New-York. Embracing the Students of the Current Session Only

by FLUSHING INSTITUTE

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Flushing, NY: Charles R. Lincoln, 1847. Some light foxing and handling wear. 8vo. 16 pages. Green printed wrappers, woodcut of the Institute on inner front wrapper. Lists the officers, students, design, sessions, terms, classes, patrons, and includes general remarks on the conduct of the school.
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The Description of the City of New York
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The Description of the City of New York

by HARDIE, James

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New York: Samuel Marks, 1827. Binding worn, occasional pale spotting. Large folding map has a small tear at the attachment else very clean and bright. 8vo. 360 pages. Hand-colored engraved folding map. Contemporary sheep, gilt decorated on spine. Provenance: contemporary ownership inscription on front free endpaper. FIRST EDITION. Church 1336; Howes H-184. Sabin 30319.
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Desirable Property on Broadway, and on 33rd, 34th & 35th Streets, Between Broadway and the 7th...

Desirable Property on Broadway, and on 33rd, 34th & 35th Streets, Between Broadway and the 7th Avenue, Near the Intersection of Broadway & 6th Avenue. Anthony J. Bleecker Will sell at Auction, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1848, at 12 M. at the Merchant's Exchange, 22 Lots and Gores

by [NEW YORK - AUCTION BROADSIDE]. Anthony J. BLEECKER, Auctioneer

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[New York], 1848. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Some mild staining, a few small edge tears, but in very good to fine condition.. Large folio broadside (27 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches), two long folds (one vertical, one horizontal). The top half of this broadside advertisement is a map of the area, showing the properties to be auctioned. The bottom half gives the information about the lots and gores, and the over-all description and auction particulars. Today's Macy's occupies the north side of 34th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues and the convergence of Broadway and 6th Ave. is Herald Square. [BA]. "Anthony J. Bleecker (1799-1884) was the city's leading real estate agent and auctioneer. His grandfather Anthony Lispenard Bleecker, after whom Bleecker and Lispenard Streets were named, started the family business, which was continued by his son James and grandson Antho- ny J.—three generations which made the Bleeckers the oldest real estate brokerage in the city" (Museum of the City of New York… Read More
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Early New York [cover title]. [Five Maps of New York]

Early New York [cover title]. [Five Maps of New York]

by MacCOUN, Townsend

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New York: Townsend MacCoun, 1909. A fragile set with the maps printed on delicate, thin paper that, despite the condition issues outlined separately, has remained fresh and bright, with strong coloring and a lack of offsetting; the portfolio a bit faded and soiled and with some light wear at the extremities. Portfolio containing five loose folding color maps printed by L. L. Poates Engineering Co., NY: 1. 1609. The Island of Manhattan (Mannahtin) at the Time of Its Discovery. 410 x 132 cm. Based on the early colonial surveys of Ratzer, Montresor, Knypthausen, Bradford, Duyckinck and the 1867 survey by E. L. Viele. (A few small holes and separations along folds.) - 2. 1609 The Hudson River (Cahohatatea) at the Time of Its Discovery by Henry Hudson. 22 x 85 cm. (Upper and lower sections separated along folds.) - 3. 1653-1664 Amsterdam in New Netherland. The City of the Dutch West India Company. 61 x 43 cm. (A few small separations along folds). - 4. 1730 New York. The English Colonial City. 60.5 x… Read More
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Every New Yorker's Book and Diary for 1842

by TREMAYNE, Edward

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Root Wheeler, 1841. Covers detached and spine lacking, internally clean. 8vo. 34 pp of text + 48 pp for the diary. Original diced-russia-backed green boards.
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Flatbush Past & Present

Flatbush Past & Present

by FISHER, Edmund D.

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Brooklyn: Flatbush Trust Company, 1901. A near-fine, though ex-library copy, with bookplate and remnants of pockets, and light rubbing to text on front cover. 8vo. 90, [5] pages. Illustrated with photographs, and with illustrations by Allen B. Doggett. Original decorated cloth. FIRST EDITION. A promotional piece by the Flatbush Trust Company containing histories of Flatbush, its residents and businesses.
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Gazetteer & Business Directory of Madison County, NY for 1868-9
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Gazetteer & Business Directory of Madison County, NY for 1868-9

by CHILD, Hamilton

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Syracuse, NY: The Journal Office, 1868. Hinges cracked but holding, owner's name on front pastedown, some wear to extremities and a few stains to cloth. 8vo. 235 pages. Folding map (with stitched repair to tear). Original brown embossed cloth, gilt-lettered on front cover. Contains a long business directory of the communities of Madison County, New York, an index to advertisements, a history of the county including a section on newspapers, a gazeteer of towns in the county, and brief histories of American states. The work is illustrated with many handsome display ads throughout.
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The Great Metropolis: Or, New York in 1845
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The Great Metropolis: Or, New York in 1845

by [NEW YORK]

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New York: John Doggett, Jr., 1844. Minor browning and foxing throughout (and light pencil writing throughout); front hinge weak else a good to very good copy. 16mo. 160 pages. Double-page map. Original brown embossed cloth, gilt-lettered on front cover.
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Greenwich Village
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Greenwich Village

by CHAPIN, Anna Alice

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New York: Dodd, Mead, 1920. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Hinges cracked but holding, some light wear at extremities. 8vo. Illustrated by Allan Gilbert Cram. Original decorated cloth. Later printing (the first was 1917). Signed by the dedicatee Vincent C. Pepe beneath the printed dedication.
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Harlem (City of New York): Its Origin and Early Annals. Prefaced by Home Scenes in the...
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Harlem (City of New York): Its Origin and Early Annals. Prefaced by Home Scenes in the Fatherlands; or, Notices of its Founders before Emigration

by RIKER, James

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New York: Printed for the Author, 1881. Spine with ends frayed and light fading, hinges tender, a few leaves with marginal tears. 8vo. xii, [2]. 636 pages. 16 illustrations in text (of which 8 are full-page), folding map at end showing the original lots and farms of Harlem. Original brown blind-ruled cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, the author's advertisement leaf mounted on rear pastedown. First edition. Inscribed on the front flyleaf: "H. S. Leverich, Esqr. with the compliments of J McCall?. June 21, 1881." The Leverich family (merchants in New York City) appears on the advertisement leaf as a subscribed to Riker's book 'Annals of Newtown, LI.' The inscription appears to read J McCall, possibly the publisher of McCall's Magazine. Howes R-297; Sabin 71388.
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History of the 114th Regiment, New York State Volunteers
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History of the 114th Regiment, New York State Volunteers

by PELLET, Elias P.

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Norwich, NY: Telegraph & Chronicle Power Press Print, 1866. A worn copy, the binding cloth somewhat peeled, front hinge separated, a bit foxed. 8vo. 403, [3] pages. Two mounted albumen portrait photographs on front blank leaves. Original embossed cloth. FIRST EDITION, with a photograph of the author Brevet-Major Elias P. Pellet in uniform and another unidentified man mounted at front.
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Hudson River and the Hudson River Railroad: with a complete map and wood cut views of the...
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Hudson River and the Hudson River Railroad: with a complete map and wood cut views of the principal objects of interest upon the line

by HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD

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New York: Wm. C. Locke & Co, 1851. Wrappers chipped at edges, professionally rebacked, some unobtrusive offsetting on map. 8vo. 50 pages. Large folding map on three joined sheets (21 x 1788 cm; 8.25 x 61.75 inches). 11 woodblock illustrations in text (and with 2 more not recorded in the index but always present). Original printed wrappers with woodblock vignette. SCARCE Hudson River Railroad travel guide published the first year in which the full line was completed. It covers points of interest along the route, with woodblocks illustrating the text. Topics include: the history of the Hudson River, the history of the construction of the Hudson River Railroad, and the cities, towns and villages along the Hudson, from New York City all the way to Troy.  Concerning the West Point Foundry at Cold Spring, the guide states: "the iron foundry [was] established here by Gouverneur Kemble. The works are situated about a mile west of the village, upon a small stream which tumbles rapidly down the mountains,… Read More
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A Hundred Years of Joint Stock Banking
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A Hundred Years of Joint Stock Banking

by CRICK, W. F. and J. E. WADSWORTH

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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1936. Royal 8vo (254 x 158 mm, 10 x 6 1/4 in.). 464 pp. Portrait frontispiece, folding diagram at end, numerous full-page illustrations to the text. Original deluxe binding of blue levant morocco by Leighton-Straker, stamp signed on rear turn-in, red morocco letteringpiece, spine and sides paneled in gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut. A fine, bright copy with small areas of wear at extremities. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION ISSUE, one of 350 specially-bound copies, this for Mortimer N. Buckner, with calligraphic presentation leaf. Buckner (1873-1942) was Chairman of the New York Trust Co.
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