Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York

by D.T. Valentine 

New York:  Edmund Jones & Co., Printers, 1861  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD- condition.

• Purple, darkened to brown, cloth covers are embossed and tooled, with gilt text and ornament. 
• Boards show some bumps, scuffing, edgewear.  Corners are bumped, frayed.  See photos.  
• Spine has gilt text and is faded, with chipped ends.
• Binding is secure.  
• End papers/ pastedowns show little sign of age or wear.
• Foldout maps and views are creased, with closed tears to some.  See photos.  
• Ex libris Joseph J. Velardi, as per embossed stamp at front and back. 
• Illustrations are bright and clear, many plates fold out, have marginal staining, some plates have lightly foxed tissue guards.
• Interior is gently age-toned, exhibits marginal staining, a few turned-in corners.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have staining, some foxing. 
• PS2025.0813

700 pages. 4 5/8 x 7 1/8 inches

A generally Very Good- copy of this illustrated compendium of information on New York City.  Publisher's amethyst cloth is darkened to brown with age and exposure.  Remnants of the original hue show on the back cover.  Boards are patterned and embossed, with gilt ornament and title to spine.  Spine shows rounding, interior is generally tanned, with staining evident at margins.  Fold-out maps and views show some irregular folding, a few closed tears.

The "Manuals of the Corporation" were directories of extensive historical and contemporary records of New York compiled by D.T. Valentine, who served as Clerk of Common Council in the mid-19th century.  These books include detailed information on the meetings of the Aldermen Council, ordinances passed, public officials, the city's debts, directories of hospitals, alms houses and schools, ferry schedules, lists of public porters, demographics and census information, and descriptions of historic buildings and streets.  Much of the information was gleaned from Dutch and English sources, as processed by Valentine. 

David Thomas Valentine (1801-1869) served as Deputy, and then as Clerk of the Common Council.  Valentine undertook the compilation of the "Manuals", which he updated and published annually from 1841-1866.  This compendium is an excellent source of early New York City history.

Ex Libris Joseph J. Velardi. 

1861 Edition, as per the Copyright page.

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