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Books - Architecture
1 Architecture: Mellor Meigs & Howe, Wenzel and Krakow,
1923.
Architectural Book Publishing Co., 212pps. Cover disbound.
Numerous plans, wide variety of black and white photographs, very
good. ............................................................................
Est. $100-150
Books - Art
2 Art Book: “The Lapis” by I. Rice Pereira; 1954.
#46, inscribed
and signed, with original illustrations annotated and signed by the
artist, the interpretation of a dream of a Lapis Lazuli stone monu-
ment Unusual, pristine, beautiful. .................................
Est. $150-300
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3 Scott, Sir Walter: “Illustrations for Lay of the Last Minstrel.
Schetzky, John C., London 1808. 64pps, some soiling, back cover
detached and binding in fair condition............................
Est. $90-14
Books - Economics
4 Book: 1796, Smith, Adam: An Inquiry into the Nature and
Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Three volumes, Philadelphia:
Dobson 1796. Contemporary full leather, (covers rubbed) re-backed
in leather with original spine labels laid down. Light fox and tan, very
good. This is the second American edition, the first issued in 1789,
also published by Dobson. Evans 31196 Kress 3288. .....
Est. $3000-400
Books - Finance
5 Book: Beurselaub, Images of Four Centuries of Security
Trading.
J. Vontobel & Co., Bankers, Zurich 1979. Sumptuous book
in German, French and English, 156pps, beautiful illustrations, and
very well researched. Very fine. .....................................
Est. $125-20
Books - Maps
6 Maps: “A Book of Old Maps” Fite & Freeman.
Cambridge,
Harvard University Press, 1926, 299pps. A large collection, maps
and explanatory text, very fine. ......................................
Est. $100-20
October 20-23, 2012
Archives International Auctions
www.archivesinternational.com
Wall Street Collector’s Bourse, Anniversary Auction I
Saturday October 20, 2012, 10 AM et
Historic Documents
1785 Wall street and Bank of New York Related Deed
New York
7 Early Wall Street and Bank of New York Related Deed Dated 1785 and Signed By Isaac Cox, John Ramsay and Daniel McCormick.
New York, NY,
March 23, 1785. 2 Page deed with attached outer page, 9 by 15 inches with indented top. The deed is for a certain “MessuagoTenement or dwelling House”
and additional property bounded by a 48 foot frontage on Wall Street deeded from Isaac Cox to William Edgar. Isaac Cox was born in Bermuda and his family
was one of the founding families of Bermuda. He was justice of the Peace of Nassau, Bahamas; moved to Philadelphia in 1761 and became paymaster for the
troops, a member of the Common council of Philadelphia in 1774, signed the memorial to the Continental Congress on November 18th, 1776 and was owner
of 3 American privateers. William Edgar, a merchant at 7 Wall street in 1789 engaged in the Fur trade with China and East india. He served on the Board of
directors to the Bank of New York; was treasurer for the first insurance company in the U.S. “Mutual”; and, served on the council of the St. Patrick’s society of
New York. The deed is signed by Isaac Cox, John Ramsey (Cox’s brother in law) and Daniel McCormick (who also served on the first board of the Bank of New
York). The property mentioned in this deed very possibly sits where the first bank of New York building was built. Historic and very early Wall Street document.
VF condition with folds. First time offered in auction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Est. $1500-250
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