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Published by Ensign & Thayer Publishers, New York, 1853
Seller: Mark Henderson, Olathe, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Bound In Brown Cloth With Gold Titles. Complete With The Hand Colored Map Tipped In At The Rear Of The Book. The Map Titled" Map Of The City Of New York, With The Adjacent Cities Of Brooklyn & Jersey City, 1853" Has A Few Splits At The Folds But Remains Bright. The Book Has A Loose Rear Hinge And Foxing. Book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 16mo, heavily, pictorially stamped red roan, little edge rubbed, few small soil spots, containing text block (detached) of 32pp. + final publisher's ad leaf and the folding map, approx. 21.5" x 27.25," vignettes at each corner, within ornate typographical bordering - an odd floral conceit - the coloring in green, red & yellow, generally clean and bright, but with the usual tiny, occasional breaks at folds. HOWES/HARTLEY E-165. A Good+ to Very Good copy.
Published by Ensigns [sic] and Thayer, New York, 1848
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Printed ornamental borders; portraits of George Washington and Generals Taylor and Scott at top, with patriotic views at the lower edge; Table of Distances in Mexico at the lower left corner; and border panels listing statistics of the States and Territories. 29 x 21 inches A few small and unobtrusive losses in the area of the portraits with old reinforcements on verso; some shallow marginal chipping. Generally bright and very attractive. This map was issued several times from 1846-51 reflecting border changes resulting from the Mexican-American War.