1858
1ed New York City Business Manhattan Illustrated Corporation Great
Britain
‘Manual of
the Corporation of New York’ is a rare, pre-Civil War-era written
for businesses and businessmen in New York in 1858. This book provides details
on various companies and notable buildings in New York, providing details on
committee members, locations in the town, and impressive illustrations.
This work is filled with a myriad of full-page
and folding plates, including an impressive view of New York City in 1740
flying the British flag!
Item number: #16453
Price: $599
VALENTINE, D.T.
Manual of the corporation of
the city of New York, 1858 [Manual of the Common Council].
New York: Valentine: 1858. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [2], xii, 646
o Filled with
full-page and folding plates throughout
·
Provenance:
Handwritten
o Sophia J. Chapin
o Alderman Boole – Possibly Francis I. A. Boole, alderman of
New York and city inspector, a divisive political figure who in 1863 was both
nominated for mayor while also being accused of corruption for paying
sanitation workers below minimum wage and forcing them to sign contracts that
gave up half of their paycheck to Boole.
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
o
Cloth
· Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13cm)
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