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Old New York - Yesterday and Today
by Brown, Henry Collins
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Privately Printed for Valentine's Manual, 1922. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardcover, folio bound in black cloth lettered and decorated in gold on upper cover, with the great seal of New York City as central motif. Unpaginated (74 pages). Presentation copy by author boldly signed and dated [NY Dec 27. 22] on first blank page. Profusely illustrated with 113 half-tone and 25 color reproductions of engravings, drawings and photographs of New York City and its denizens from the late eighteenth century to 1922. First edition, privately printed for Valentine's Manual and to be sold at the sign of the Dog and Duck, 15 East 40th Street, Manhattan. First edition. No previous ownership marks. Black cloth light rubbing at extremities and some marking from age. Cloth on outer joints split, albeit spine still firmly attached. Rear blank page badly foxed, with light scattered marginal foxing and toning to several pages. All images clean, text block tight and cloth covers sound. A near very good copy of a scarce presentation copy of this privately printed title. .
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018476
- Title
- Old New York - Yesterday and Today
- Author
- Brown, Henry Collins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed for Valentine's Manual
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Local History, New York City
- Bookseller catalogs
- New York City;
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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