[Limited to 18 Copies | Portfolio of 12 Etchings] In Old New York

Hollyer, Samuel. In Old New York. New York: Geo. D. Smith, 1900-1902. A complete portfolio of 12 etchings, signed the artist Samuel Hollyer (1826-1919) on each etching, and signed by the publisher Geo. D. Smith on the front of each folder housing the prints. The etchings were printed in a limited edition of 103 impressions, with 85 on India paper and 18 on Japan paper; this is copy #2 of the Japan paper edition. Each of the prints has been delicately hand-colored. Print paper size: 14" x 11"; image size: approx. 6.5" x 4.5". Each print is housed in its own titled folder (many still with their original tissues), though most folders are worn/chipped, and split at the hinge. Some light browning to edges of the prints, specific issues noted below. No. 1 (1900): Bowling Green in Colonial Times (crease to left edge) No. 2 (1901): The Old Beekman House (small crease to corner, Hollyer's signature slightly smudged) No. 3 (1901): Federal Hall No. 4 (1901): The Old Stone Bridge Tavern and Garde