Lot 294
The Book of Old New York, privately printed, illustrated with plates after antiquarian prints
Sold for $192
Estimated at $300 - $400
Lot 296
Four humorous, illustrated yearbooks from the Dutch Treat Club
Sold for $192
Estimated at $150 - $250
Lot 298
Early edition of Jacob Riis' classic work of photojournalism about New York City's slums
Sold for $448
Estimated at $200 - $300
Lot 299
Longworth's New York City Directory for the years 1841 to 1842
Sold for $128
Estimated at $150 - $250
Lot 300
An ashtray and matchbook from New York City's famed Stork Club
Sold for $224
Estimated at $150 - $250
Lot 301
An early account of the construction of New York City's subways, published in 1912
Sold for $160
Estimated at $150 - $250
Lot 302
A collection of Valentine's Manuals including early volumes
Sold for $1,280
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 304
Hardenbrook's opus work on the financial history of New York
Sold for $544
Estimated at $600 - $900
Lot 305
Two pamphlets on corruption in New York City's government
Sold for $115
Estimated at $100 - $200
Lot 306
Six books and pamphlets on the history of New York City, mostly 19th century
Sold for $256
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 307
A fascinating, early twentieth-century illustrated who's who of Manhattan's Chinatown
Sold for $480
Estimated at $200 - $300
Lot 310
A New York City Guidebook for visitors to Admiral Dewey's welcome home celebrations
Sold for $51
Estimated at $40 - $60
Lot 312
A series of articles on real estate values in New York City, dating from 1860
Sold for $224
Estimated at $150 - $250
Lot 314
Two NYC Street Commissioner reports from 1863, specially bound for Mayor Godfrey Gunther
Sold for $128
Estimated at $200 - $300
Lot 315
A scarce pamphlet arguing for the consolidation of Brooklyn and Manhattan
Sold for $64
Estimated at $100 - $200
Lot 316
A New York State Senate report on the 1845 Steamboat Swallow disaster on the Hudson River
Estimated at $150 - $250
Lot 317
A rare pamphlet on Tammany Hall, with an iconic Thomas Nast cartoon of Boss Tweed
Sold for $320
Estimated at $300 - $400
Lot 318
Two works on the defences of New York before the Civil War
Sold for $102
Estimated at $80 - $120
Lot 319
A rare work on the paving or "McAdamizing" of New York City's streets
Sold for $352
Estimated at $150 - $250
Lot 320
An early history of New York City's public food markets, written by a former butcher
Sold for $704
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 321
A scarce work on the Yellow Fever outbreak in New York, with map
Sold for $288
Estimated at $300 - $400
Lot 323
Presentation copy of The Sanitary Condition of the Laboring Population of New York
Sold for $416
Estimated at $200 - $300
Lot 324
A mid-19th-century report on New York Hospital and the Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane
Sold for $160
Estimated at $150 - $250
Lot 325
A late 19th-century real estate catalog for newly developed townhouses on the Upper West Side
Sold for $832
Estimated at $200 - $300
Lot 326
An analysis of legal disputes between New York State and the New York Central Railroad
Estimated at $80 - $120
Lot 327
A group of maps and plates relating to railroads and trains in New York State
Sold for $102
Estimated at $150 - $250
Lot 329
A souvenir printing of the April 14th, 1865, Ford's Theatre broadside with an intriguing note
Sold for $960
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 330
The opening address and founding charter of the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons
Sold for $544
Estimated at $100 - $200
Lot 332
Real estate maps of Manhattan for the Cooper Square area
Sold for $128
Estimated at $200 - $300
Lot 334
An 1807 report on building additional naval defenses in New York Harbor
Sold for $102
Estimated at $150 - $250
Lot 335
A sensational, oftentimes grisly, 1860s description of New York at night
Sold for $832
Estimated at $250 - $350
Lot 337
A plan to build an avenue, a second Broadway, connecting Centre Street and Third Avenue
Estimated at $150 - $250
Lot 338
A salacious tale set in Brooklyn about two twin sisters, published in 1855
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 340
Two works listing wealthy New Yorkers and Brooklynites in the 1840s
Sold for $192
Estimated at $300 - $500
Lot 342
Three editions of the New York City Charter, all published between 1801 and 1861
Estimated at $300 - $400
Lot 345
A group of classic New York City books
Estate / Collection: The Estate of LeGrand Mellon
Sold for $128
Estimated at $200 - $400
Lot 346
An Art Deco publication celebrating the Empire State Building
Sold for $416
Estimated at $300 - $500
Lot 347
A large and interesting collection of pamphlet material focused on New York City
Sold for $896
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 348
Rare 1801 description of Newgate Prison, in present-day Greenwich Village
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 349
Photographs of NYC monuments, statues, and celebrations
Sold for $128
Estimated at $200 - $300
Lot 350
Photographs of New York's bridges, including the Brooklyn Bridge while under construction
Sold for $448
Estimated at $200 - $300
Lot 352
A group of early photographs of New York City restaurants
Sold for $160
Estimated at $200 - $300
Lot 354
Various photographs of NYC clubs, institutions, schools, etc.
Sold for $192
Estimated at $300 - $500
Lot 355
A group of early photographs of NYC churches and one of Temple Emanu-El
Sold for $64
Estimated at $100 - $150
Lot 357
A group of early photographs showing Union Square, Battery Park, and Grammercy Park
Sold for $192
Estimated at $250 - $350
Lot 358
Early NYC transport photographs of carriages and trolleys
Sold for $288
Estimated at $250 - $350
Lot 364
Miscellaneous remains of an NYC photographer's collection
Sold for $256
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 367
Coney Island cabinet cards - one advertising the "Elephant Hotel" and three showing bathers
Sold for $352
Estimated at $250 - $350
Lot 368
Three cabinet cards showing New York City during the blizzard of 1888
Sold for $160
Estimated at $250 - $350
Lot 372
A large collection of Lower East Side photographs and ephemera
Sold for $384
Estimated at $600 - $900