Letters. A "Son of Sam" (David Berkowitz) early 21st century archive, including 9 letters (7 typed, 2 handwritten, 2 signed) to high-powered African-American literary agent Larry Jordan, who represented Berkowitz in 2004-05. Together they were trying to craft and package a new autobiography called "Son of Hope", showcasing Berkowitz's "born..... More
Brooklyn: Rugby Press, 1921. Cloth. The uncommon 1921 Brooklyn Blue Book, including the Long Island society register. Clean and VG+ (minor, inconspicuous tear at the rear inner hinge) in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and lovely gilt-bordered advertisement ("Cadillac: Standard of the World") adorning the..... More
Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Life Publishing Company. Decorative Cloth. 3 nicely-bound folio volumes of the weekly "Brooklyn Life". Each volume collects half a year's worth of issues: Vol. I: Sept. 1901-Feb. 1902; Vol. II: March-August 1904; and Vol.III: Sept. 1917-Feb. 1918. Undoubtedly the most thorough weekly accounting of all things Brooklyn..... More
New York: Woolco Realty Corporation, 1925. Pictorial wrappers. A handsome copy of this 1925 reprint. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with a bit of light creasing along the spine. THIS COPY INCLUDES THE PUBLISHER'S SCARCE PRINTED SHIPPING ENVELOPE, an oversized manilla envelope with the..... More
New York: Chrysler Tower Corporation, 1930. (For 2nd copy redescribe, rephotograph). Suede. A handsome copy of this 1930 celebration of the Chrysler Building. Tight and VG+ in its dark suede wrappers, with a dramatic silver relief of the Art Deco masterpiece itself adorning the front cover. Light spotting to the..... More
New York: The Bureau of City Betterment of the Citizens Union, 1906. Stapled wrappers. The September 1906 1st (and likely only) edition of this nice piece of turn-of-the-century New York history. Crisp and VG to VG+ in its stapled beige wrappers. Continuing from the front cover (and title page): "A..... More
New York: American Tract Society, 1910. 1st. Decorative Cloth. WARM, FULL-PAGE 1914 INSCRIPTION FROM DAVE RANNEY on the front free endpaper. An unusually bright, crisp copy to boot of the 1910 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with light fading to the gilt-lettering along the spine) in its wonderful pictorial..... More
New York: New York Central System. Printer Wrapper. 1st edition, thick, brick-sized, 64mo. Oblong, 271 pgs. A bright, VG+ copy in its original light-blue wrappers, without spine as issued. Strong steel screws the binding. More
Omaha, Nebraska: George R. Cockle and Associates, 1974. Printer Wrapper. A handsome copy of the 1974 reprint. Bright and VG in its original wraps. Thick, brick-sized, 64mo, oblong. More
New York: Equitable Life Assurance Company, 1912. Stapled wrappers. A sharp copy of this uncommon 1912 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light wear along the spine. Octavo, 15 pgs., numerous black-and-white photos. Scarce pamphlet, with a detailed description of the fire that engulfed..... More
New York: Board of Public Improvements, City of New York, 1901. Cloth. The uncommon 1901 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its deep-blue, with decorative bordering and bright gilt-titling along the front panel. The small mark of an old paperclip at the top-edges of the first several preliminaries, very light..... More
Nerw York: Mercantile Illustrating Company, 1893. Decorative Cloth. 1893 1st edition of this uncommon early photo album of New York. Oblong 16mo, 50 crisp black-and-whites to the rectoes. Tight and VG, with bright gilt-rule and lettering --and light scuffing-- to the panels. More
New York: New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation, 1964. Original Wraps. First Edition. Uncommon 1964 report looking beyond the upcoming World's Fair to analyze real estate and land development and use. An immaculate copy. Fine in its dark-green stapled wrappers. Elephant folio, 29 pgs. Detailed, colored maps (including fold-outs). Introduction..... More
New York: Elad Properties, 2005. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. A photographic tribute to "The Grand Madison on Fifth", at 225 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. A bright and Near Fine octavo, in its decorative chocolate-brown boards. More
New York: Artists Equity Fund, 1953. Vertes, Antonio Frasconi, Milton Avery, Jack Levine, etc. Pictorial wrappers. Lavish 1950s commemoration of the annual masquerade ball held at the Hotel Astor, New York. Made up of wonderfully, beautifully-illustrated local ads in support of the ball. The ads are illustrated by artists such..... More
New York: The 21 Club, 1936. Original wraps. The 1936 1st edition of this charming tribute to New York's legendary "21 Club" by some of the leading writers and artists of the day, such as Damon Runyon, Alajalov, Otto Soglow, Robert Benchley, Ben Hecht, Corey Ford, Segar, Rube Goldberg, etc...... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1940. First Edition. "The story of Rockefeller Center, a city within a city, as told at the ceremony in which John D. Rockefeller, Jr., drove the last rivet of the last building, November 1, 1939." A nice piece of New Yorkiana. Solid and VG in..... More
Brooklyn, New York: The Eagle Library, Inc., 1939. Decorative Cloth. 1939 1st edition, compiled and edited by Arthur R. Macoskey. Tight and VG+ in its original orange cloth, with bright lettering to the panels and spine. Octavo, 144 pgs. More
The Slum Clearance Committee of New York, 1934. Bevelled boards. Seminal 1934 study by New York's "Slum Clearance Committee", using detailed charts and maps to document "health and economic data" in New York City neighborhoods (of Manhattan and Brooklyn only) in the 1930s. Employing well over 100 maps and drawings..... More
New York: The New York Times Company, 1947. Original Wraps. First Edition. The original February 16th, 1947 issue of The New York Times Book Review, in which the front page is devoted to Carlos Baker's review of Steinbeck's "The Wayward Bus". A wonderful New York Times curio. Bright and clean..... More
New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation, 1963. Original Wraps. First Thus. A crisp, bright copy of the 7th progress report issued in anticipation of the opening of the 1964 New York World's Fair. Immaculate and Fine in its stiff pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 85 pgs. Wonderfully subtitled "454 Days to Opening"..... More
New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation, 1963. Original Wraps. First Thus. The 8th progress report issued (of 9 total) in anticipation of the 1964 New York World's Fair. Provocatively subtitled "1 Year To Go". Immaculate and Fine in its stiff pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 84 pgs. More
New York: Harry M. Stevens, 1936. Original Wraps. First Thus. A crisp, very sharp copy of this 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers "Official 5 Cent Score Card". Clean and Near Fine (with several small pencil marks to the line-up) in its stapled wrappers, with wonderful New York-area ads thruout. Surprisingly high-quality printing..... More
New York: 1849. Decorative Cloth. The uncommon 1849 1st edition of this significant contribution to the history of 19th century New York, specifically to the establishment and running of its municipal government. Clean, well-preserved and VG+ in its chocolate-brown cloth, with intricate blindstamping and bright gilt-titling and design along the..... More
Board of Estimate and Appointment, City of New York, 1913. Cloth. The uncommon 1913 1st edition. Solid and VG in its red cloth, with a small, mostly-peeled spine label (a private library label?) and just a touch of light soiling to the panels. Thick quarto, dozens of plates and charts..... More
