Dec 08, 2022 - Sale 2624

Sale 2624 - Lot 174

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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(NEW YORK.) [State Legislature]. Red Book. State of New York. 1835. 227, [1] pages, 2 engraved folding plans of the state House of Representatives and Senate chambers, 2 folding tables, large engraved folding map by David H. Burr and Samuel Stiles in fine original hand-color. 12mo, 5x3 1/2 inches, contemporary red roan with gilt spine lettering; ink inscription to W. Campbell, Esq. from the publishers; minor wear and foxing but overall a handsome little book. Albany: Croswell, Van Benthuysen and Burt, 1835

Additional Details

An attractive example of this scarce predecessor to the "Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York". Five institutional copies traced, the last market appearance (an 1834 edition) with Anderson Galleries, 1908.