80 1719 Andrews W L
80 1719 Andrews W L
80 1719 Andrews W L
80/1719 Andrews, W.L. The Bradford Map. The City of New York at the time of the Granting of the Montgomerie Charter. New York, De Vinne Press, 1893, 113p., num. (double-p.) maps/ plans/ plates/ ills., printed in 152 copies (10), orig. gilt cl., t.e.g., kept in custom made red crushed mor. box w. gilt spine w. giltlettered title, author's name and "With original water color by J.[sic] H. Broughton" in upper compartments.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown; Backcover sl. stained; foot of spine and lower outer corner rubbed.

= One of 10 copies printed on Japanese with AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION to "Geo. H. Boughton" on 2nd blank. This copy also with an original watercolour on the halftitle by George H. Boughton (1833-1905, artist, illustrator and writer), monogrammed in pencil and with a loosely inserted short note reading: "P.S. My dear Mr Andrews, This is my belated signature to this drawing, [signed]". WITH a loosely inserted manuscript letter by the art dealer S.P. Avery to "My dear George Washington" (i.e. G.H. Boughton), writing i.a. about the Hutchinson sale (in 1892) and that he had sent in some orders for a number of Whistlers and a few books. He also expresses his disappointment that the catalogue does not list any descriptions of fine bindings "(...) and what became of his other Grolier books."

€ (150-250) 170