1856. The uncommon 1856 1st edition of one of the great early surveys of New York City and its environs, with 2 large fold-out maps in addition to many full-page engravings and hand-colored maps. Bound (in a contemporary-to-the-period 1/4 leather over dark boards) with the 1855 1st edition of "Springs..... More

New York: Edmund Jones & Co., 1861. Pebbled Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE CITY INSPECTOR, DANIEL E. DELAVAN, on the front free endpaper. Clean and VG+ in its pebbled, dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Light bowing at the boards, 2 thin strips of newspaper (along..... More

The Municipal Art Society of New York, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. A handsome copy of the 1982 1st edition. Bright and VG to VG+ in its original pictorial boards. Quarto, 145 pgs. Introduction by Jackie Kennedy, who was credited more than anyone else with saving Grand Central from the wrecking ball..... More

Arcade, New York: The Baggage Car, 1972. Original Wraps. A sharp copy of the 1972 2nd edition, in its original wrappers. Bright and clean, tightly-bound, VG+. Quarto, 104 pgs. More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1939. 1st. Cloth. One of the great photographic tributes to New York-- and one of the great artistic achievements of the WPA. The 1939 stated 1st edtion of this Berenice Abbott triumph. A solid working copy. G+ only in its original blue cloth. Happily..... More

New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1908. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1908 1st edition. VG in its pictorial boards, with light fraying at the spine ends and mild wear to the lower spine. 12mo, 123 pgs. The plate opposite pg. 28 missing, the other 3 plates present and crisp in their..... More

New York State Police, 1992. Hardcover. First Thus. The 1992 re-issue, in 2 volumes, published under the auspices of the Trooper Foiundation--State of New York to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the New York State Police 1917-1992. Both of these histories of the New York State Police --published originally in..... More

New York: G.P. Putnam, 1896. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Wonderful late 19th century study of "Tailless" kites. 1st edition, 1896. Well-preserved and VG in its decorative mustard-yellow cloth, with light soiling to the panels. Quarto, 91 pgs. Crisp black-and-white photography thruout, including several 'bird's eye" views of New York City. More

Portland, Maine: The Bond Wheelright Company, 1955. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Charming 1955 guide to "New York's 100 Best Restaurants". Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light rubbing at the panels. 16mo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Margot Carter. A fun --and surprisingly uncommon-- piece of Mid-Century..... More

Nw York: Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corporation, 1934. Boards. INSCRIBED BY LUCIUS BOOMER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE WALDORF-ASTORIA AND THE MAN WHO RAN THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, on the front free endpaper. A presentable copy to boot of the 1934 1st edition, privately printed for Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corporation. Solid and VG in its..... More

Union, New Jersey: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. (Martino Fine Books), 1998. Cloth. The 1998 facsimile re-issue of I.N. Phelps Stokes' epic study of the iconography of Manhattan Island. Issued originally between 1915-1928 and complete in 6 massive quarto volumes. All 6 volumes, in their red cloth and gilt-titled spines, are..... More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903. C.M. Relyea. Pictorial cloth. A tight, very solid copy of the October 1903 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its olive pictorial cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. A bit of light spotting at the spine, one scuff mark to..... More

New York: City of New York Aqueduct Commission, 1887. Cloth. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the "City of New York Aqueduct Commission Reports on the New Croton Aqueduct 1883-1887". Tight and VG in its russet cloth, with decorative blindstamping and elaborate gilt-design and lettering along the front panel and spine..... More