A Walker in the City
by Kazin, Alfred
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Harvest/Hbj. Fair. 1951. Paperback. Heavy cover creases, cover soiled. 176 pages. Frontispiece photo reproduced from 'Camera Work'. An autobiography that depicts life in Brownsville, Brooklyn and the Jewish community and the surrounding lively City of New York .
Synopsis
Kazin’s memorable description of his life as a young man as he makes the journey from Brooklyn to “americanca”-the larger world that begins at the other end of the subway in Manhattan. A classic portrayal of the Jewish immigrant culture of the 1930s. Drawings by Marvin Bileck.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookshop Baltimore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21382
- Title
- A Walker in the City
- Author
- Kazin, Alfred
- Illustrator
- Marvin Bileck
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Harvest/Hbj
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Alfred Kazin Autobiography, New York City, Brownsville Ny, Jewish Immigrants, Marvin Bileck, Judaism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Jewish History; Biography;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.