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[COLONIAL NEW YORK]. Vertoogh van Nieu Nederland, and Breeden Raedt… Two Rare Tracts, Printed in 1649-’50. Relating to the Administration of Affairs in New Netherland. Translated from the Dutch by Henry C. Murphy. New York, 1854. 4to. With folding map. [x], [1]-190, [1, colophon], [3, blank] pp. Approximately 12 x 9”. Publisher’s full brown cloth, front board and spine lettered in gilt, brown coated endleaves (some chipping to spine, front joint with a tear at headcap, some edgewear, faint soiling, to boards, front hinge just starting, text mildly toned, a few pages roughly opened with some chipping to fore-edge). Fine. FIRST EDITION OF THIS RARE HISTORY OF EARLY NEW YORK, ONE OF ONLY 125 COPIES PRINTED. The two tracts have interesting information, including criticism of Stuyvesant and an application to create a local government, as well as an important account of dealings with the Native Americans of the area. Howes D420.