Author: [NEW YORK CITY]
Title: A Pictorial Description of Broadway by the Mail & Express
Description: New York, The Mail & Express, 1899. First Edition. Softcover. Oblong narrow folio (17" x 6") in original pictorial wraps rebacked with linen in an old, folding blue cloth slipcase lettered in gilt with ribbon tie; 91 pages. Illustrated with 37 chromo-lithographed sheets, printed on both sides totaling 74 color pages, along with mostly black-and-white ads and an index. A series of beautiful chromolithographs that chronicle both sides of the main thoroughfare of Broadway from Steamship Row and Bowling Green to 59th Street. A scarce and important block-by-block record of what Broadway looked like at the turn of the 20th century. Contents clean with old dampstain at bottom margin not affecting images; covers with slight loss and some staining. Very Good in a worn folder .

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