Furman, Gabriel

NOTES GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL, RELATING TO THE TOWN OF BROOKLYN, IN KINGS COUNTY ON LONG-ISLAND [SIGNED]

Brooklyn: A. Spooner, 1824. First Edition. Octavo, 116 pages, [1]; G-; newly rebound in 1/4 brown leather over brown cloth boards; pages have some tide-marks and foxing; most pages with some fraying and wear along fore edge; with rear advertisement black; two front blanks preserved, both with archival repair; title page with inscription "Presented to .... By the Compiler"; scarce in any condition, let alone signed; shelved case 1.

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NOTES

Gabriel Furman (1800-1854) was an American lawyer, historian and politician from New York. He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1839 to 1842, and ran on the Whig ticket for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1842, but lost.