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cover of GOAT CARRIAGE

GOAT CARRIAGE

by Board of Commissioners of the Central Park

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Published
1870
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First
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Taken from the Thirteenth Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park, for the Year Ending December 31, 1869. New York, Evening Post Steam Presses, 41 Nassau St. Cor. Liberty, 1870. Page 48, a sliver gelatin albumen print, "Goat Carriage," 2 ½ in x 3 ¾ in. Cut from page 48 of the Annual Report,… Read more
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cover of Looking Up Nassau St. from the Corner of Wall, Showing the Post-Office

Looking Up Nassau St. from the Corner of Wall, Showing the Post-Office

by E. & H. T. Anthony & Company

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Published
Circa, 1860.
Edition
First
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E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, Looking Up Nassau St. from the Corner of Wall, Showing the Post-Office. New York: Published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoviews Emporium, 501 Broadway, [ca. 1860]. Images: 7.5 cm x 7.8 cm, Mount: 8.2 cm x 17 cm, yellow cardboard, with a paper label on the back.… Read more
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cover of The Bertha and William F Foster Mansion.

The Bertha and William F Foster Mansion.

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Published
1888
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Foster, William F. The Bertha and William F. Foster Mansion at the Corner of Riverside Drive and West 102nd Street, Northeast Corner. Albumen photograph, image: 15.4 cm x 20.8 cm.; mount: 17.7 cm x 25.7 cm. Annotations on the back. This photograph looks west to the Hudson River and shows the the Foster Mansion nearing completion, where it stood on… Read more
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cover of Manhattan Club. Founded 1865.

Manhattan Club. Founded 1865.

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Published
1866
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First edition of the first membership directory.
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Manhattan Club. Founded 1865. Press of Baptist & Taylor, (Douglas Taylor), Sun Buildings, cor. Nassau and Fulton Streets, N. Y. : [1866]. First edition of the Manhattan Club's first membership directory. [1 blank; 60 pages; 2 blanks] 15 cm x 9.7 cm. Bound in brown cloth on paper boards, gilt page edges all around. The Letters "M" and "C"… Read more
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cover of Columbia College, N. Y. [1857]

Columbia College, N. Y. [1857]

by E. L. Walker

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Published
1857
Edition
First
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Columbia College, N. Y. Negative by E. L. Walker. Photographic and Fine Art Journal Print. An albumen print, mounted on a sheet measuring 27.5 cm x 35 cm, a trimmed oval image measuring 17 cm x 22 cm. This photograph is from a negative used to make volume prints which served as tipped-in illustrations in the June 1857 issue of… Read more
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cover of A System of Rapid Transit for the City of New York. Proposed by E. Wegmann, Jr. and C. J. Bates, Civil Engineers. New York

A System of Rapid Transit for the City of New York. Proposed by E. Wegmann, Jr. and C. J. Bates, Civil Engineers. New York

by Wegmann, Edward and Charles Jarvis Bates

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Published
1890
Edition
First
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Wegmann, Edward and Charles Jarvis Bates, A System of Rapid Transit for the City of New York. Proposed by E. Wegmann, Jr. and C. J. Bates, Civil Engineers. New York: Metropolitan Job Print, 38 and 40 Vesey Street, 1890. 8vo, 8 pages, three fold-out plate diagrams. 23.3 cm. Collation: Paper wrapper; an advertisement for The Design and Construction of Masonry… Read more
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cover of The Fine Art of Good Service.

The Fine Art of Good Service.

by [Ladies' Mile Map] Fifth Avenue Shopping District Map, circa 1920, Hotel Seville.

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Published
[1920-24]
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Fifth Avenue Shopping District Map, circa 1920. Hotel Seville. The Fine Art of Good Service. John F. Garrety, Manager. A promotional brochure (14 cm x 9 cm) illustrated in color, with a fold-out color map (27 cm x 20 cm) of the "Fifth Avenue Shopping District," from Twenty-Sixth Street up to Forty-Second Street. A northern extension of Manhattan's famous… Read more
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cover of Hammond’s Enlarged Road Map of the Country Around New York.

Hammond’s Enlarged Road Map of the Country Around New York.

by C. S. Hammond

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Published
1912
Edition
First
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Description:
New York] Hammond's Enlarged Road Map of the Country Around New York. New York: C. S. Hammond & Co., 1912. Haskell, Manhattan Maps 1736. Scale 1 inch = 2 miles. 29 inches x 38 ½ inches, colored, printed on linen. Two small areas shown added coloring by a prior owner. Condition is fine, showing folds in the fabric. Copies … Read more
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cover of New York Innkeeper’s License 1796 Signed by New York City Mayor Richard Varick.

New York Innkeeper’s License 1796 Signed by New York City Mayor Richard Varick.

by Richard Varick, Mayor of New York

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Published
March 3, 1796
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Original manuscript
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An engraved form printed on an untrimmed sheet with the 1796 and month of March, with manuscript annotations. For the sum of fifty pounds, Bernard Repelye, a grocer located at 70 Front Street, secured the right to "keep an Inn or Tavern for retailing strong or spiritous Liquors in his Dwelling-House …" for a period of one year. Mr. Repelye… Read more
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cover of JIMMY KELLY’S.

JIMMY KELLY’S.

by Jimmy Kelly [Giovanni de Silvo]

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Published
1940
Edition
First
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JIMMY KELLY'S. THE MONTMARTRE OF NEW YORK. New York: Jimmy Kelly, 1940. A souvenir program (11 7/8 in x 9 in) for Jimmy Kelly's infamous nightclub in New York City, at 181 Sullivan Street, Greenwich Village. Colored stiff paper covers and 16 pages of illustrations and text, featuring sports and show business celebrities like Joe DiMaggio, Jimmy Durante, Franchot Tone,… Read more
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cover of Map of that Part of the City of New York North of 155th Street Showing the Progress Made in Laying Out Streets, Roads, Public Squares and Places, by the Commissioners of the Central Park, Under Chap. 565 of Laws of 1865 and of New Pier and Bulkhead Lines under Chap. 697 of Laws of 1867, January 1st, 1868.

Map of that Part of the City of New York North of 155th Street Showing the Progress Made in Laying Out Streets, Roads, Public Squares and Places, by the Commissioners of the Central Park, Under Chap. 565 of Laws of 1865 and of New Pier and Bulkhead Lines under Chap. 697 of Laws of 1867, January 1st, 1868.

by Commissioners of the Central Park

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Published
1868
Edition
First
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[Map, Upper Manhattan] Major and Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. 71 Broadway, N.Y., Map of that Part of the City of New York North of 155th Street Showing the Progress Made in Laying Out Streets, Roads, Public Squares and Places, by the Commissioners of the Central Park, Under Chap. 565 of Laws of 1865 and of New Pier and… Read more
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