The New Metropolis, 1600-1900; Memorable Events of Three Centuries from the Island of Mana-Hat-Ta to Greater New York at the Close of the Nineteenth Century

New York: Appleton, 1899. hardcover. very good(+). replete with 1000 engraved illustrations and photographs in black & white and in color. 640 pages + a section of street maps of New York City in color. Very thick oblong folio, original blind-stamped burgundy cloth (rubbed at extremes). New York: D. Appleton, 1899. First Edition. A very good(+) copy.