Brooklyn, New York: The Parnassus Press, 1935. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JANE BURR IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION along the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1935 stated 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG- to VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the panel edges..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1989. Full-Leather. A handsome copy of the 1989 signed/limited of the 2 volume boxed set. #169 OF 700 COPIES SIGNED BY JOE DIMAGGIO at the justification page. Both volumes crisp and Near Fine in their navy-blue leather, with bright gilt-lettering along the spines. Thick quartos, 800..... More
New York: George Forman, 1812. Three-Quarter Leather. 1812 second edition, with corrections. John A. Graham was an early 19th century "Counsellor and Advocate in All the High Courts, and One of the Masters in Chancery for the State of New York". A very sharp copy, handsomely rebound in 3/4 navy-blue..... More
New York: Directory Establishment, 1846. Decorative Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1846 stated "second publication". Tight and VG+ in its dark-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and bright gilt-titling along the front cover. Slight trace of bookplate removal to the front pastedown, very mild wear at..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1945. 1st. Decorative Cloth. SIGNED BY "OSCAR" OF THE WALDORF on the front free endpaper. The 1945 stated 1st edition. VG- in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light soiling at the panels and light wear to the spine ends. Octavo, 248 pgs. More
New York: Diossy and Company, 1870. 1st. Decorative Cloth. "Containing Biographical Sketches of Eminent Judges and Lawyers of the New-York Bar, Incidents of the Important Trials in Which They Were Engaged, and Anecdotes Connected with Their Professional, Political and Judicial Career". 1870 1st edition. A bright, well-preserved copy. Still crisp..... More
Henry Holt, 1909. Hardcover. A sharp copy of the 1909 3rd edition, enlarged. VG+ in its original maroon cloth with bright gilt-lettering on the spine. Octavo, 232 pgs., 4 fold-out maps present. Bookplate of the New York Microscopical Society on inside cover as well as their small, neat stamp on..... More
William Salomon (Self-Published), 1912. 1/2 Vellum. Lavish 1912 clelebration in photos of the mansion of William Salomon at 1020 Fifth Avenue. Consisting of 56 resplendent, gravure photographs of the mansion's interior by Lillian Baynes Griffin. Each black-and-white photo --appearing on the recto-- includes its original tissue-guard and is in near-pristine..... More
West Street Press, 2019. Cardboard covers. A pristine copy of this impressive 2019 collection of drawings focused on New York during a 30 year span by artist Lucinda Rogers. Tight and Fine in its printed grey boards, with a dark cloth-backed spine. Tall quarto, lovely reproductions (most in vivid color)..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1965. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1965 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Lino S. Lipinsky. More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1934. Cloth. The 1934 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON ART DECO-ISH DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ (with very light offsetting at the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends and along the tips. Also, mild darkening to..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. A prisitne copy of the 1999 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. SIGNED BY BOTH THE AUTHOR (MARY JANE POOL) AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER (BETSY PINOVER SCHIFF). Tall quarto, 208 pgs., lavish photography thruout. Foreword by David Rockefeller. Signed by..... More
New York: Moses King, 1903. Cloth. A very important Association copy -- and a significant piece of turn-of-the-century New York history. INSCRIBED BY MOSES KING (in February 1904) TO ADOLPH S. OCHS, THE PUBLISHER AND OWNER OF THE NEW YORK TIMES (1896-1935) AND A MAJOR FORCE IN THE GROWTH OF..... More
New York: Anderson & Archer, 1866. Decorative Boards. A gorgeous copy of the 1866 1st edition of this mid 19th century history of Brooklyn's legendary Greenwood Cemetery. Unusually clean and tight in its gilt-decorated, pebbled dark-green boards, with crisp gilt-titling and decorative blindstamping and rule along the spine and rear..... More
New York University (Law Quarterly Review), 1939. Cloth. The 1939 1st edition. Tight and VG (with light soiling along the fore-edge) in a bright, VG- dustjacket, with light scuffing and soiling to the panels (particularly along the spine). Still though, a presentable copy. Octavo, 262 pgs. More
Washington, D.C. The American Institute Of Architects Press, 1992. 1st. Cloth. A mint copy of the 1992 1st edition. As New in a bright, As New dustjacket. Tall folio, 216 pgs. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1910. Howard Chandler Christy. Cloth. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1910 1st edition. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine (vintage bookstore stamp at the rear pastedown) in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with a touch of creasing at the spine ends and very light..... More
New York: The De Leeuw Riehl Publishing Company, 1910. Pictorial wrappers. A bright, very presentable copy of this 1910 photographic history of the great boulevard of New York, Broadway. Attempting to photograph every building on Broadway from Bowling Green at the southern tip of Manhattan up to the southern opening..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960. Cloth. A gorgeous copy of the 1960 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, lovely maps ("New York Metropolitan Region") at the endpapers and pastedowns. More
New York: James Miller, 1869. Cloth. The 1869 edition of this pocket-sized hardback guide to Central Park. Solid and VG- to VG in its blue cloth, with bright gilt-bordering and lettering along the front panel. Wear at the tips, 3/4 of an inch of the cloth missing at the spine..... More
New York: Adolph Wittemann, 1891. Printed wrappers. INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT COVER BY THATCHER M. ADAMS, one of the authors of the "Examination of the Subject of Street Cleaning". A clean copy to boot of the scarce 1891 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its original light-brown wrappers. Bound into..... More
New York: 1905. Stapled wrappers. Uncommon 1905 booklet issued by New York's Department of Health and including reports from New York's Mayor George B. McClellan and from Thomas Darlington, President of the Department of Health. The booklet's text (10 pgs.) is followed by a number of charts (including a fold-out)..... More
New York: Wonder City Publishing Company, 1931. 1st. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1931 1st edition, in the uncommon dustjacket (which boasts a panoramic Berenice Abbott photo of New York's skyline). Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping along the spine crown and panel..... More
New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1847. Cloth. A solid, presentable copy of the 1847 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark-brown cloth, with light fading to the panels and the spine, and scuffing along the rear panel. Small, tasteful bookplate to the front pastedown as well and mild..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce (Essential Books), 1946. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY WEEGEE on the half-title. A crisp, solid copy to boot of the 1946 1st edition. Clean and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping along the spine ends and panel edges. Octavo, characteristically..... More
