Old New York

This miniature book is full of reproductions of black and white photographs and old prints, numbering over 100, of the buildings, industry, parks and homes of New York City. The author wanted to publish a "popular-priced book" in miniature that would give the visitor and resident New Yorker a history of the city along with "many unusual characteristics" that make… Read more about this item

New York: Privately Published, 1922. First Edition. Quarto (31cm); dark blue publisher's cloth, stamped in gilt; [74pp]. Spine well sunned; material fraying/loss at crown and heel, leading corners; mild surface wear and soiling to boards; interiors foxed intermittently, with some yellowing to margins; first signature slightly pulled; short tear on fore edge of title and foreword pages. Overall Very… Read more 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… Read more about this item

New York: H.C. Brown, 1922. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Good in limp binding, pages browned, illustrated with numerous photos. Part of the Tarry-At-Home series by the publisher of Valentine's Manuals. 3 1/2 X 2 1/2 inches.

NY: Privately printed for Valentine's Manual, 1922. First edn. 4to, pages not numbered. Child's drawings and scribblings on endpapers and on some blanks., o/w a VG copy. Old illustrations paired with 19th century and early 20th century photographs. An interesting history of the city in illustrations.

New York: Valentine's Manual, 1922. HC. good+, red cloth (hardcover) light corner wear. B&W and color illustrations.

Privately printed . Original cloth with bright git titles and design including the great seal of the City of New York. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1922.