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When Brooklyn Was the World, 1920-1957
by Willensky, Elliot
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0517558580
- ISBN 13
- 9780517558584
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harmony Press, 1986. 239pgs. Gray cloth. Blue lettering on spine. Boards slightly bowed, very light wear to extremities. Jacket has no chips or tears, only very light wear to the edges. Black and white photos throughout. Light offsetting and previous owner inscription on the ffep. Unmarked pages. An official Brooklyn historian, Elliot Willensky takes us back to a sweeter time when a trip on the BMT subway was a delightful adventure, when summer days were a picnic on the sand and evenings were Nathan's hotdogs at Coney Island and a whirl of lights, spills and chills at dazzling Luna Park. he takes us thorugh all the neighborhoods (Flatbush, Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg, Clinton Hill, many others) and the character of all of them. . Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031777
- Title
- When Brooklyn Was the World, 1920-1957
- Author
- Willensky, Elliot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Third Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0517558580
- ISBN 13
- 9780517558584
- Publisher
- Harmony Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Brooklyn History Mid-20th Century
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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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- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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