A History of New York, Volume 1
A History of New York, Volume 1
A History of New York, Volume 1

A History of New York, Volume 1

Object number2013.22.22
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Date1826
OriginNew York, NY
MediumPaper/Leather/Ink
Credit LineGift of Dr. James B. Richardson III
DescriptionBook with dark brown with green accents cover. Title page has book, author, and publishing information including two lines in German. 300 pages.Dimensions7.125 x 4.25 x 0.875 in. (18.1 x 10.8 x 2.2 cm)
InscriptionsHandwritten text in ink, top of very first blank page and also on title page, "John Dunlap"; on inside back cover and opposite pages are numerical figures.
MarksTitle page: "A / HISTORY / OF / NEW YORK, / FROM THE / BEGINNING OF THE WORLD / TO THE / END OF DUTCH DYNASTY. / CONTAINING, / AMONG MANY SURPRISING AND CURIOUS MATTERS, / THE UNUTTERABLE PONDERINGS OF WALTER THE DOUBTER, / THE DISASTROUS PROJECTS OF WILLIAM THE TESTY, / AND THE CHIVALRIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF PETER / THE HEADSTRONG, / THE THREE DUTCH GOVERNORS OF NEW AMSTERDAM: / Being the only Authentic History of the Times that ever hath been published. / IN TWO VOLUMES. / FIFTH AMERICAN EDITION. / BY DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKER. / VOL. I. / [two lines in German]." followed by "NEW-YORK: / PRINTED BY C.S. VAN WRINKLE, / No. 48 Pine-street. / 1826."
Historical NotesBook belonged to John Dunlap. Part of collection related to the Dunlap Company.
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