History of Queens County, New York, with Illustrations, Portraits, & Sketches of Prominent Families and Individuals

Various Contributors

W. W. Munsell & Co., 1882.

576 p, ill, map of Long Island. Quarto. Original brown boards, gilt. Rebacked in modern brown cloth. All edges gilt. Dampstain to rear board resulting in light discoloration. Two small tears to middle fold on map. A very good copy.

A history of Queens as a county prior to its incorporation in 1898 as a New York Borough, including what is now Nassau County. Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City. It is geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the southwestern end of Long Island, and to Nassau County further east on Long Island. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.