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When Brooklyn Was the World, 1920-1957
by Willensky, Elliot
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very good+
- 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.illustrated throughout. Dark Gray cloth Glossy blue lettering on spine Author signature and inscription on the half-title page. "12/10/86. For Mom and Aunt Anne-From Another Brooklynite- Elliot Willensky".Light wear to the extremities, otherwise internally fine. Unclipped pictorial jacket has light wear to the upper extremities. The text is unmarked.. 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.) . Signed and Inscribed By the Auithor. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very good+. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033803
- Title
- When Brooklyn Was the World, 1920-1957
- Author
- Willensky, Elliot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517558580
- ISBN 13
- 9780517558584
- Publisher
- Harmony Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Brooklyn History Mid-20th Century Illustrated
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
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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