Author: Rives, George Lockhart; Russell, Charles Howland; compilers.
Title: The New York Public Library / Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations: Book of Charters, Wills, Deeds and Other Official Documents.
Description: New York: Printed for the Trustees, 1905. 1905. - Octavo, three-quarters tan calf & brown cloth titled in gilt between raised bands on the spine. The leather is rubbed. xviii, [2] leaves & 371 pages. There is very light vertical & horizontal creasing to the rear leaves, with some small, light stains to page vii. Very good.

"Part First [pages 1-122] Compiled and Arranged by George Lockhart Rives, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, October 14, 1895. Part Second [pages 123-371] Compiled and Arranged by Charles Howland Russell, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, February 1, 1905." The first part reprints the 1895 compilation; the second part brings the work up to 1905. Very good .

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY / ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS: Book of Charters, Wills, Deeds and Other Official Documents;HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY; GEORGE LOCKHART RIVES; CHARLES HOWLAND RUSSELL; TRUSTEES; BUILDINGS; FRE

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