1873 NEW YORK CITY GUIDE w/ MAPS WOOD'S Illustrated Handbook Crime Asylums Parks

Description: RARE BOOK Title: WOOD'S ILLUSTRATED HAND-BOOK TO NEW YORK AND ENVIRONS A Guide for the Traveller or Resident. WITH MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEEING THE METROPOLIS IN ONE OR MORE DAYS. TOGETHER WITH NUMEROUS VALUABLE HINTS TO VISITORS ON NEARLY EVERY TOPIC THAT ARISES UPON THE SUBJECT OF SIGHT-SEEING COPIOUSLY ILLUSTRATEDWITH ORIGINAL DRAWINGS MADE EXPRESSLY FOR THE WORK Author: None Listed Publisher: Published By G.W. Carleton & Company (1873) Description:This is a rare and early guide book to New York City and is 151 years old. And when copies are found, it is usually in beaten condition. This copy is an exception and presents pretty nicely. Wood's Illustrated Hand-book to New York contains everything a visitor would want to know about the city in 1873 laid out in an easily readable fashion. In the front of the book are two maps - one of lower Manhattan, the other of middle Manhattan up to Central Park (see photos) Contains a short history of the city and lots of good stuff including the current situation in New York and how to spend your time here. The book has many illustrations (listed below). A majority of the illustrations are unique to this book, like the excavations for Hell Gate (before they dynamited it) and the Jerome Park Horse racing track in the Bronx. Tons of practical information accompanied by the nice illustrations make this a great book to peruse and own. The book is full of fascinating information such as the section entitled "BEWARE". The things that people should be wary of today? Guess what? They were similar to things to be careful about in 1873. I have reproduced the section BEWARE, right here: On approaching and coming into the city, of the good-natured civilities of persons you have never seen before. Gratuitous offers of assistance or advice, or good-fellowship, are suspicious, to say the least. Do not be persuaded to go anywhere with these casual acquaintances. If you are an utter stranger, you will find the "Handbook" your best and most trustworthy friend. It will not mislead you. While it is not necessary to particularize every place in the metropolis that is respectable as a stopping-place, or as a resort for amusement, it leaves unmentioned such as are in the least doubtful, and which ought to be avoided. Some which are notorious and extremely insidious, are briefly specified under this heading, while the newspapers give daily accounts of the innumerable ways of entrapping strangers in the city. Beware — If you are at a loss in the street, of accosting any one but a policeman; him you will know by his uniform — blue coat and cap, and brass buttons. If you do not see a policeman, step into the nearest store or hotel and make your inquiries. Beware — Of the purlieus of the city. They are only to be visited under the escort of a police officer. Beware — Of Mock Auctions in stores, and of the pleasant-faced man who invites you to look in. Beware — Of Panel Houses. A sliding panel is let into the walls of some doubtful houses, through which thieves enter unperceived and have you at their mercy. Beware — Of Saloons with "Pretty Waiter Girls." They are among the most dangerous decoys in the city. Beware — Of all who accost you in the street, particularly if they want your advice about a pocket-book they have just found, or a roll of money which they have picked up. Such persons have a very innocent and inexperienced air. Distrust them — don't stop to listen to them. Beware — Of visiting a fashionable gambling-house, "just to see what is going on." Beware — Of giving street beggars or organ-grinders more than a few pennies. Beware — Of walking late in the evening, except in the busiest thorough-fares of the city. Beware — Of exposing your watch, pocket-book, or jewelry in the streets, lecture-rooms, theatres, or in omnibuses or cars. You should suspect any one, man or woman, well or ill dressed, who crowds or presses against you; the contents of your pockets are in danger. Ladies, keep your pocket-books in the bosom of your dress. Beware — Of Hack-drivers' extortions. (See index for "Hacks and Hackmen.") Beware — Of passing under a building in course of erection or repairs. It is worth while to cross the street twice to avoid it. Beware — Especially in the evening, of persons who ask you what time it is. They have designs on your watch. Beware — Of leaving any considerable sum of money or any valuables in your trunk, or of carrying them on your person. There is a safe in every hotel where you can deposit such things without charge. Beware — Of talking about your business before strangers. Beware — Of even the orderly " Dance-Houses." A sadder story of New York life cannot be written than that connected with these places. The Illustrations are as follows:Map of New York City— Lower Portion. Page 6.Map of New York City — Upper Portion. Page 7.Bird's-eye View 2Map of New York City 6Coat of Arms New York. . . 8Castle Garden and Battery, 19Southern Point of N. Y. . . 21Old Washington Market. . . 26Billiard Saloon 27The Narrows 30Astor House and Park 32A. T. Stewart's Charity. . . 35The Omnibuses 37Madison Square 39Stock Exchange 45Astor Library 46Booth's Theatre 50Academy of Design 54Cooper Institute 56Department of Charities ... 57Colored Orphan Asylum ... 58Deaf and Dumb Asylum ... 59Roman Catholic Asylum ... 60Randall's Island 62Sailors' Snug Harbor, Staten Island 63Clinton Hall 65Roman Catholic College. . . 67Seamen's Retreat, Staten Island . . . 70Third Ave Railroad Depot ... 72Grand Central Depot 74Union League Club 76Grace Church 78Jewish Synagogue. ...... 80Knickerbocker Life Insurance Company 82Gilsey House 84Fire Department 86Old Post-Office 87Blackwell's Island 89Columbia College 91Fulton Ferry House 92Fort Richmond, Staten Island 95Rutgers College 98Fifth Avenue. 99The Grand Hotel 100Bible House 103Egyptian Museum 105Society Library 107Historical Society 109Harlem Dispensary 110St. Luke's Hospital 112Seventh Regiment Armory 113College of New York 115Croton Reservoir 117Croton High Bridge 118Navy Yard, Brooklyn 121Produce Exchange 124Battery Park 127Washington Monument 128Lincoln Monument 129Mount Sinai Hospital 130New Post-Office 131Tombs Prison 133Deaf and Dumb Asylum . . . 134Bamum's Museum 138Convent of Sacred Heart . . 144Hell Gate Excavations 150Steam Fire Engine 155The Morgue 157Trinity Church Yard 162St. Paul's Church Yard ... 163Trinity Church Yard 164Flower Girl 168Franklin Monument 169Cafe Brunswick 170Jerome Park Races 173Bethel Church 174Blind Asylum 180Central Park, Summer House on Lake. . 181Central Park, Lake 183Central Park, Cave 183Central Park, Grotto 184 Lunatic Asylum 193 Contents are as follows METHODICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. 1. — Alphabetical Index, 2.— A Few Words about the City, --- 19 Giving a bird's-eye view of the Metropolis and its Inhabitants, and introducing the visitor to a literal acquaintance with the different phases of life and character to be found. 3.— Beware! -- 27 4.— A separate Guide on opposite pages for Travellers arriving up-town and those arriving down-town, - 30 5. — Narrative Guide, ----- 30 The Tour of the City in half a day, one day, or more days. 6. — Amusements, ----- 50 7. — Art Galleries, -- 54 8. — Asylums, -- 57 9. — Benevolent Institutions, - - - - 61 10.— Benevolent Societies, - - - - 64 11.— Street Cars, -- 72 12.— Clubs, -- 76 13.— Churches, -- 78 14. — Companies, --- 82 15. — Consuls, ---- 85 16. — Municipal Departments, --87 17. — Excursions, ----- 89 18. — Ferries, ------- 92 19. — Forts, -- 95 20. — Hacks, Coaches, Cabs, etc., --- 97 21. — Hotels and Restaurants, ---- 99 22. — Literary and Scientific Institutions, -- 102 23. — Medical Institutions, --- 110 24. — Miscellaneous, --- 113 25. — Public Omnibuses, --- 126 26. — Parks and Squares, ---- 127 27. — Public Buildings, -- 131 28. — Summer Resorts, and how to go to them, --- 135 29. — Hints and Notes on every variety of local matters, ---- 137 Including matters of dress, visits, and every item that the most inexperienced visitor to the City may require to know. 30. — The Central Park, ----- 181 31. — Brief History of Old New York, ---- 187 32. — Brooklyn and vicinity, ---- 194 33. — Steamboat Travel, 198 Condition:Book is overall good. Blind-stamped brownish cloth covers with gilt titles have some light staining. Corners have wear, small portions of edges are beginning or are worn through. Spine has some wear by front joints. Head and heel of spine have wear and fraying with tiny losses. Hinges good, though the front hinge is beginning (See final photo). Interior - Pages mostly clean. About a dozen or so pages have some staining as seen in photos (The next to last two photos show the worst of the stained pages, others not bad at all). Some light dampstaining on endpapers. No writing in book. See ALL photos before bidding or ask for more. No dustjacket was issued. 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No stock photos, as many other “bulk sellers” listings are used, which doesn’t show the real item you will be receiving. Descriptions are carefully written and detailed so you know exactly what you are bidding on. We reserve copyright to all our own descriptions & photos. About In the used and rare book business for over 35 years and on eBay for over 25 years. Topics covered from the index: A. A few Words about the City A Lady May Wear A New York Snow Storm Additional Hints and Notes Adjacent Islands Advice to Travellers American Museum of Art American Telegraph Co. Amusements Apprentices' Library Aqueducts. (See “Croton Waterworks.") Area of the City Armories Armories of the City Militia Arrival in New York Art Galleries Artists' Studios Associations Asylums Avenues and Streets B. Banks Banks Open Barnum's Museum as it was Baseball Baths— Free Public Baths— of all kinds Bay of New York Benevolent Institutions Benevolent Societies Beware! Bible House Billiards Blackwell's Island Boarding Houses Boat Races Boulevards Breweries Brooklyn Budget of New York Buildings C. Cabs Calls after Dinner Calls and Callers, and How to Dress Cars — Street and Omnibuses Carts and Cartmen Cemeteries Central Park Choice of Locality Chop Houses Churches City Directory City Hall City Statistics Clinton Hall Club Houses, how to be seen Clubs Collections of Objects of Art Colleges Colored Relief Commerce, Industry, and Immigration Commercial Register Confectioneries Conservatories of Music Consuls Corporation Library Courts Courts Open Courts open to the Public Croton Water Works Custom House Dues Custom House Regulations Daily Newspapers Dancing Saloons Departments Description of the City Detectives Dinner Hour and after Dinner Visits Dinners, public and private; where to give them Directory Dispensaries Distances across the Ferries Distances in the City Docks E. East River Effects of a New York Snow blockade Egyptian Museum. See "Historical Society" Elevators Emigrants' Landing Depot English Sparrows in the Squares, and their Habitations Evening Newspapers Excursion Boats Excursions Express — how to send by Express Offices F. Fashion Fashion Plates Fashionable Day for Ladies Fashionable Dress Makers Fashionable Newspapers Fashionable Patterns of all kinds for Ladies' and Children's Garments Ferries and Piers Ferries to Brooklyn Foreign Money Forts Free Academy Freemasons French and German Waiters French Cooking Fruit Stores Fund Societies — are in alphabetical order in "Benevolent Societies." See Index Furnished Apartments Furnished Houses G. Gambling Houses and Decoys German and Swedish Immigration German Music Halls or Re-unions Government Warehouses Great Thoroughfares Green-wood Cemetery (Greenwood Cemetery) Grocery Stores Gymnasiums H. Hacks and Hackmen Harlem River Hell Gate and the East River Improvements, and their probable effect in changing the business localities Help for Educated but Poor Girls from the Country Hints on Accepting Invitations Hints to Visitors in the Metropolis. See "Hints and Notes" History of New York Holidays in New York Hotel Coaches Hotels and Restaurants for all respectable persons according to their means Hours How to Catch a Train in a Hurry How to Descend from a Car or Omnibus when you wish to How to Dress at Operas and Theatres, and other places of amusement. See Index for "Amusements" How to get a Newspaper How to see a Newspaper, See "Reading Rooms" in Index How to see New York Leisurely How to see New York Quickly How to Stop a Stage or Car when you wish to get out How to Stop a Stage or Car where you wish to get out Howard Mission for Little Wanderers Hudson River I. Ice Water If you are invited to an Entertainment If you choose to see to your own Baggage If you leave an article in an Omnibus or Car Illustrated Newspapers Immigration Immigration — Comparative Protestant and Catholic Infirmary Information Bureau for Friends of Arriving Immigrants J. Jerome Park L. Laborers Ladies' Depository (Reduced Ladies.) Length of Blocks Letter Boxes Letter Stamps Letters Libraries (See Index for Literary and Scientific Institutions.) List of Engravings Literary and Scientific Institutions Long Branch Steamers M. Map of the City Markets Matinees May Anniversaries Mayor's Office Measures of Capacity Measures of Length Mechanics' Society School Medical Institutions Messengers Miscellaneous Mock Auctions Modes of Visiting Separate Places on the Hudson Money Morgue Moving Day in the Metropolis Municipal Division of the City Musical Matters (See Index for “Amusements” and under “Literary and Scientific Institutions”) N. Narrative Guide Narrows National Academy of Design Natural Flowers Naval Dry Dock Navy Yard New Buildings New York City Taxes for 1872 New York Fashionable Season New York Yacht Club Newspapers No Rule for Business Office North, East, and Harlem Rivers and Sound Boats Novelty Works O. Odd-Fellows Offices or Bureaus are in alphabetical order in "Miscellaneous " Omnibuses and Cars Opera Organ (Grinders and Street Beggars) Out-door Statues and Monuments P. Parks and Squares Photography Picture Galleries — private Picture Galleries — public Piers and Ferries Places and Sights which a Stranger should see Police Police Courts Police Protection and Detective Department Police Stations Police Telegraph Popular Preachers Population of the City Postage Postal Arrangements Post-office Printing House Square Public and Private Dinners Public Buildings Public Instruction Public Lectures Public Porters Public Schools Public Schools, — how they are built, arranged, and conducted Publishing Offices R. Races Railroad Stations Reading and Smoking Religion Religious Newspapers Religious Notes Religious Statistics for the United States Reservoirs. (See Index for “Croton Water Works.”) Resorts at short distances from Town Resorts for Evenings. (See Index for "Amusements.") Restaurants Re-unions — German Rides and Drives Riding School Rooms Routine to make the Travellers' sight-seeing delightful and not trying and exhausting to mind and body S. Safe Deposit Companies Sailors' Chapels Sailors' Snug Harbor Salaries of Public Employees Saturday Schools— public Seamen's Exchange Seeing to your own baggage Servants Shipping in the Harbor Shipping' Intelligence Shooting Galleries Shop Butchers Shopping Silver Communion Service, presented by Queen Anne Sites of remarkable events. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Something for the Antiquary Steamboats Stevens Apartment Building Stewart's Store Streets and Avenues Study of Students in Art Suburban Railroad Stations Suburban Trains or Railroads Suburban Villages Sum total of business transacted in the City of New York in 1871. (See Commerce and Industry.) Summer Summer Resorts, or Watering Places at a distance, and how to go to them Sunday Services T. Table of Distances Take the Right-hand Telegraph Companies Telegraph Offices Telegraphy The Churches The New York Bar The Police The Tombs, or City Prison The tour of the City in half a day The Tour of the City in one day The Tour of the City in three or more days Theatres There are no American Servants Thermometric Scale Those who wish to remain in New York as Students, Clerks, etc. Tides Time Tables To give an idea of the fashionable watering places frequented by New Yorkers To hear Trials To Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington Traffic Trip up the Hudson Trips U. Unfurnished Apartments United States Treasury V. Views of New York W. Waiters in Hotels Wall Street Wall Street Sneak Thieves Washington Weights and Measures Wharves and Wharf Scenes What can be bought in Broadway What to beware of Where to Lunch, Dine, and Sup Width of Streets and Avenues Wines and Liquors Woodlawn Working Girls' Hotel Y. Yachting

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