CHINE-COLLÉ PROOFS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST    New York: University Press for J. Disturnell, 1835. First edition of part I, proofs after the letter. Folio in 4s (13 ¾” x 10 13/16”, 349mm x 275mm): 14 24 [$1 signed]. 8 leaves, pp. 1-3 (title, copyright, text) 4-16. With.....

New York: Currier & Ives, 1857. Chromolithograph (20 ¾” x 26 ⅜”, 527mm x 669mm). A large repaired tear to the lower-right margin and at left, with some damp-staining along the right edge. Chips and creases around the periphery, not affecting the image, except for one at the lower edge.....

Ca. 1888–1894. Folio (13 5/8” x 8 3/8”, 346mm x 212mm): 144 leaves, mechanically numbered 1-288 (written to p. 203, with graphite captions to p. 207) in blue ink to the upper fore-corner of each page; pp. 1-30 tabbed and mechanically lettered A-Z (no X) in blue ink. With 4.....

THE RARE COMPLETE SET OF THE PEABODY VIEWS WITH TWO PLATES PRESENT IN PROOF ON INDIA PAPER    New York: Peabody & Co., London: O. Rich; 1831[–1832–1833–1834]. First edition. Quarto (10 13/16” x 8 ½”, 274mm x 217mm): binder’s blank, π1 12 2-42 21-22 31-22 χ-7χ2, binder’s blank [$1 signed]. 31.....

A NEW YORK CITY HISTORY NOT IN HOWES RICHLY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED AND FINELY BOUND FROM THE COLLECTION OF ELIZABETH WILLETS LAMBERT    One volume in two. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1872. First edition. Octavo in 4s (9” x 5 15/16”, 228mm x 151mm).Vol. I: π4(–π1) 2-3π4 2-414 424(–424) [$1 signed]. 174 leaves.....

1833-1926. A collection of twenty items, including pamphlets, prints, stock certificates, invitations, and other documents, displayed on three boards (Board 1: 22” x 28 1/16”, 559mm x 711mm, Board 2: 22 ½” x 28 ½”, 572mm x 724mm, Board 3: 22 ½” x 28 ½”, 572mm x 724mm). The items.....

[New York]: J. Disturnell, 1850. Folding lithographed map (19” x 25 ⅛”, 482mm x 637mm) of New York, including Connecticut, Vermont and portions of other surrounding states. With two insets: Brooklyn and Williamsburgh [sic] and the St. Lawrence River. Bound in the publisher’s green cloth. Title gilt to the front.....

THE THOMAS BEE COPY   New York: Simeon De Witt, March 1804. First “Contracted” edition. Engraved folding map (27 ¾” x 28 5/8”, 602mm x 727mm), hand-colored in outline, laid down on linen and dissected into 24 sections. In the publisher’s card slip-case in colored floral paper, with the publisher’s.....

London: Jefferys & Faden, Jan.y 12, 1776. First edition, second state. Etched-engraved map on three sheets joined, folded to make 16 compartments (map: 48 5/8” x 35 ¾”, 1235mm x 908mm; frame: 54 ½” x 42 ¼”, 1384mm x 1080mm). Framed floating. Joined and dissected, laid down on washi paper.....

Copperplate engraving by Wellstood & Peters after B.F. Smith, with hand-color (29" X 43 5/8"). Small restored loss to the lower margin. Mildly evenly tanned.The view, taken from the west at the approximate area of the Wall Street Pier, captures the bustling East River filled with ships and stretches out.....

New York: Williams & Stevens, 353 Broadway, 1850. Tinted lithograph (21 ¾" x 30 ¼") showing Union Square and Lower Manhattan, including Governors Island, parts of Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the Narrows. Backed on board and trimmed along lower margin, missing the publisher's line.Likely the RARE THIRD STATE of Bachmann's.....