Book, History, American, New York City, Brooklyn, Antique Book, 1884

Henry R. Stiles (editor-in-chief)
L.B. Proctor, L.P. Brockett, et al. (contributors)
C.A. Coffin & Rogers (printer)
J. Searle (binder)
The Civil, Political, Professional and Ecclesiastical History and Commercial and Industrial Record of the County of Kings and the City of Brooklyn, N.Y. from 1683 to 1884 with Portraits, Biographies and Illustrations
W.W. Munsell & Co., New York: 1884
Thick quarto, two volumes in one
Pebbled cloth covers, one quarter calf spine and corners, gilt titles
All edges gilt
12.25 x 9.75 inches; 4.75 inches thick
$950

Voluminous, detailed late 19th century history of Brooklyn (as Kings County), with numerous engraved portraits of important and famous people of the period, and additional views of notable residences, farms, factories, houses of worship, hospitals, businesses and other sites — many full page. The text is a series of articles by the editor-in-chief, Henry R. Stiles, a physician, historian, and author; L.B. Proctor, historian of the New York State Bar; L.P. Brockett, a physician, statistician and writer on economics; and others.

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