| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 5208 |  | Details | Astor, William Waldorf | 1922 |
| Maps and auction brochure for Bronx property of William Waldorf Astor |
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Astor, William Waldorf |
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| 1922 |
| LOC:88 |
| $1,250.00 | Astor--William-Waldorf | Maps-and-auction-brochure-for-Bronx-property-of-William-Waldorf-Astor | Very rare sales brochure for an auction of a tract of 1669 lots owned by <b>William Waldorf Astor</b> located in the Morris Park area of the Bronx in New York City. Rare- only one other holding located anywhere, an inferior example held by the New York Public Library. Astor died of heart failure in October, 1919 and the auction documented in these artifacts was held to settle Astor's estate less than three years later, in June, 1922.
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Brochure (11" x15") includes a fine bird's eye view on the front cover; a map of a portion of New York City with the Bronx showing the tract location in context to subways and roads on the back cover; and a folding plat map enclosed within with lots platted shown on both sides of a large sheet measuring 21" x 30". All in good to very good condition. (Images of the folding plat map are available on request.)
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William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919), was the only child of John Jacob Astor III, an attorney, politician, philanthropist, and newspaper publisher. W.W. Astor's great-grandfather father, John Jacob Astor, made a fortune in the fur trade and was the wealthiest man in the U.S. in 1848. |