Old New York, from the Battery to Bloomingdale by Despard, M[atilda]. (text) and Eliza Greatorex (etchings) - 1875

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1875. Hardcover. Folio. 247 pages. Very Good. Some expert repairs to this large volume include resewing some loose leaves at front and some other paper repairs. It has also been rebacked with linen, with the original spine laid back down. Rubs to extremities but restored binding is solid.. A fantastic collection of over 60 etchings of historic buildings and place in New York City, along with lengthy descriptive texts for each. Etchings produced by H. Thatcher from original pen drawings of Eliza Greatorex. Bound in leather over boards with boards ruled in gilt, spine titled in gilt, all edges gilt.