Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York.

Original cloth, thick 8vo, gilt lettering, illustrated, 912 pp. Binding worn and torn a bit at the spine and extremities, some edges are showing a little, frontispiece and first folding map detached (folding map in great condition), first folding plate with tear on the left side, but in nice condition overall, normal aging and foxing, library label on front pastedown, old small price sticker on front endpaper; complete and in otherwise very good condition. Valentine Manuals are considered the best source material on New York City History. They are abundantly illustrated with color plates maps and documents. First published by David Valentine in 1841, he continued to be the editor until 1867, when Joseph Shannon took over the job. This volume contains some great material and plates (27 plates, maps and related matter) including four color views of Central Park. Additionally, the large folding map of the city is present, as is the second large folding map of upper Manhattan. There is also a folding plate illustrating a birds eye view of New York.