City of Eros: New York City, Prostitution, and the Commercialization of Sex, 1790-1920
by Gilfoyle, Timothy J
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393028003
- ISBN 13
- 9780393028003
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York / London, UK: W. W. Norton & Co Inc, 1992 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition / 1st Printing. Octavo. 462 pages, list of illustrations (13 maps, 4 Tables, 57 figures), introduction, Chapter 1 - Holy Ground, chapter2 2-14 under three Part headings: I: Antebellum New York, 1820-1870; II: Halcyon Years; III: Comstock's New York; Appendices - 1. A Selection of Brothel Owners in New York City. 1820-1859; 2. Recorded Attackls on Houses of Prostitution, 1820-1860, Notes, Bibliography, Index. Binding tight, early 10 pages with light fingerwear along the foreedge,, else pages clean and unmarked, 1/3 brown clotth 2/3 blue papered boards crisp & unworn, price-clipped DJ with minimal wear at the extremities, barely unnoticeable in removable mylar protector. 6.4" x 9.5" boards in illustrated DJ.
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002316
- Title
- City of Eros: New York City, Prostitution, and the Commercialization of Sex, 1790-1920
- Author
- Gilfoyle, Timothy J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition / 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0393028003
- ISBN 13
- 9780393028003
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York / London, UK
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Sex-Oriented Business - New York City History
- Bookseller catalogs
- SOCIOLOGY;
- Size
- Octavo
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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