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“History of New York City: From The Discovery To The Present Day” 20 engravings and 85 woodcuts, 1872 first edition bound in three-quarter brown leather and marbled boards.

I just collected these gorgeous short story compendiums for free, and i cant find any dates anywhere in the books. it seems like these are special editions made after the original publication (which seems to be 1904 based on what i can find online?). i know very little about this kind of thing, so any help would be appreciated!

I was gifted these today in a box of old hymnals, a few very small - about 4 inches high x 3 wide - leather bound saddle stitched books.

From my personal collection.

The spine is a bit messed up, but I'm still considering getting this one