Manual of the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn, for 1867

Arthur Brown, 1867. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good / No Jacket. Item #L026944

tall 8vo 470,[4]pp+plts Spine title: Corporation Manual of the City of Brooklyn, 1867. Notable for the inserted diagrams (particularly the color folding plate of pennants of the Atlantic Yacht Club) and for engraved illustrations of various landmarks. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed on front free endpaper: 'To Charles Sayler [?] Esq [?] with compliments of [publisher] Arthur Brown & Wm G Bishop, Feb 27, 1868'. Good in cloth (slight wear to head and foot of spine; slight rubbing to covers; corners bumped; lacks most of plate before page 6; last few leaves detached/detaching; slight internal browning and/or foxing, particularly to endpapers).2 (of 3) plts; few engr ill.

Price: $175.00

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