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Old Brooklyn Heights - New York's First Suburb; Including Detailed Analyses of 619 Century-Old Houses

Old Brooklyn Heights - New York's First Suburb; Including Detailed Analyses of 619 Century-Old Houses

Old Brooklyn Heights - New York's First Suburb; Including Detailed Analyses

Old Brooklyn Heights - New York's First Suburb; Including Detailed Analyses of 619 Century-Old Houses

by Lancaster, Clay

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Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1961. 183 pages; numerous b&w illustrations, including photographs; three-fold street map of the Heights showing all pre-Civil War buildings extant in 1960. The neighborhood just across the East River from lower Manhattan was New York City's "leading and fashionable residential district" prior to the Civil War period. It was laid out around 1814 and fully developed by 1860. Clean, tight and bright throughout; slight fade to the top edge of the front board; foldover ends of the dustjacket with blurbs are attached to the back endpapers.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Old Brooklyn Heights - New York's First Suburb; Including Detailed Analyses of 619 Century-Old Houses
Author
Lancaster, Clay
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Charles E. Tuttle
Place of Publication
Rutland, Vermont
Date Published
1961
Keywords
brooklyn heights new york city landmark neighborhood
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Architecture;
Size
8vo

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