New York: New York University Press, 1999. 203pp. Red cloth spine, black boards. Bright blue titles on spine. Binding tight, spine straight, corners square. Pages bright, clean, and unmarked. Crisp, unclipped dust jacket. Though Delany was best known for his science fiction writing, his assessment here of the changes wrought to New York's Times Square draws on Foucault, Freud, Donna Haraway and more to explore what was lost in the turn away from the strange and seedy atmosphere of the 70s and 80s toward the uniformity of gentrification. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

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Bookseller: The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 033191
Title: Times Square Red, Times Square Blue
Author: Delany, Samuel R
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: New York University Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1999
Keywords: Samuel R. Delany, New York, Times Square, Counterculture, Sexuality, Urban Renewal, Gentrification, first Edition

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The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.

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