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A Picture of New-York in 1850; with a short account of Places in its Vicinity; designed as a Guide to Citizens and Strangers
1850526223New York: C.S. Francis & Co 1850. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. xvi 172 4pp. with a folded engraved map: “Map of the City of New York†drawn by D.H. Burr. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece plate an added engraved title page and several other engraved plates of public buildings. The 1850 edition includes a new introduction and the map by Burr is accompanied with a letterpress street directory. Publisher’s red decorative cloth stamped in blind and gold on front cover and spine and in blind only on back cover cream endpapers. Contemporary owner’s name in light pencil on front free endpaper. The boards are rubbed with light wear at the spine ends and corners the folded map has a few small light creases and one short closed tear very good or better with some light foxing. An attractive well-preserved copy of an early New York City Stranger’s guide uncommon in such very good condition. OCLC locates only six copies. C.S. Francis & Co hardcover
