THE METROPOLIS EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED IN FAMILIAR FORM, WITH A MAP

New York: Devlin and Company, 1871. viii, [9]-61, [2 advts], [1 blank] pp. 4" x 6". Original cloth-covered wrappers with gilt lettering on front, blind stamped on back. Several text illustrations. LACKS the folding map. Light wear. Rubberstamps of "Peirce Watches and Jewelry...New Orleans, LA." Private bookplate on front pastedown. Good+. This work devotes much attention to Central Park; and describes other Public Squares and Parks [including Brooklyn's Prospect Park]. Churches and about 25 synagogues are listed, as are national and state banks, "places of amusement," railroad depots, "leading hotels," ferries, cemeteries. Several pages of illustrated advertisements are listed for the Devlin Company, clothiers. FIRST EDITION. 378 NUC 0493455 [3]. OCLC 6244544 [16].