Stitched paper wrappers
1880 · Tarrytown
by [Bacon, Edgar Mayhew]
Tarrytown: Geo. L. Wiley & Bro., civil engineers and surveyors, 1880. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. About very good, wrappers chipped at edges, front wrapper partially detached, map split at joint, a few small tears along folds, otherwise quite bright.. 24 pp. Illus. with 1 hand colored folding map and 1 b/w engraving. 8vo. Issued on the centennial anniversary of the capture of Major André on September 23, 1780 at Tarrytown, N.Y. "The Andre papers": pp. 12-18. The title vignette which is also reproduced on the front wrapper, is captioned "Monument erected near the spot where Major Andre was captured, September 23d, 1780," and signed E.M. (truncated)