Laws and Ordinances Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen...
New York City in 1817 [New York City]. Laws and Ordinances Ordained and Established by the Mayor, Aldermen, And Commonalty of the City of New-York, By Common Council Convened, During the Mayoralty of Jacob Radcliff. To Which is Added, The Law of the State of New-York Relative to the Transportation of Gun-Powder. New York: Printed by T. and J. Swords, 1817. 172 pp. Interleaved. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary sheep, blind fillets to boards, morocco owner label (John B. Coles) to front board, blind fillets and lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing and a few small scuffs and stains to boards, front board carefully reattached, moderate rubbing to extremities, rear joint just starting at head, corners bumped and lightly worn, front hinge reinforced with tissue, faint offsetting to endleaves, small tear to front endleaf. Light toning to interior, occasional light foxing. An appealing copy. $450. * Only edition. This collection of laws of New York City offers an interesting perspective on a wide range of topics, including gambling, masquerades, trade and commerce, public nuisances, preventing fires, and the firing of guns and transportation of gunpowder. The former owner of our copy was likely John B. Coles [1760-1827], a New York flour merchant who served as a 1st Ward alderman from 1797-1801 and again from 1815-1818. Heavily involved in civic life, Coles was also a director of the Bank of New York and the first president of the Eagle Fire Insurance Company. OCLC locates 9 copies of this title, 2 in law libraries (Harvard, University of Minnesota). Not in Cohen. Shaw & Shoemaker, American Bibliography 41608.
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