The Making Of an American

1901. First Edition . Signed. RIIS, Jacob. The Making of an American. New York: Macmillan, 1901. Octavo, original gilt-stamped navy cloth rebacked with original spine laid down, top edge gilt. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $6500.First edition of the pioneering photographer and reformer's autobiography, published the decade after his influential work, How the Other Half Lives, with frontispiece… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1901. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1901 1st edition of essentially Jacob Riis's autobiography. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-insignia and titling along the front panel and lightly-faded titling and insignia at the spine. Light foxing as well at the frontispiece (and… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan, 1904. Later printing. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo; pp. xiii, (1), 443, (ii), ads; Illustrated, frontispiece portrait plus eighty-three black and white plates; decorated blue cloth, gilt, top edge gilt; three small gouges on rear board else very good. Riis and TR became friends during the period when Riis the reformer met Roosevelt as Police Commissioner.… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan, 1924. later printing. Hardcover. G+/no dj. Blue cloth w/ gilt lettering on spine, title/author/series design blind-stamped on fc. Spine age-darkened, spine ends v lightly frayed, corners lightly bumped, prev owner's name on ffep inked out, pages yellowing. 7 1/2 x 5 1/4

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1901. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (22cm); vertically-ribbed navy blue cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; top edge gilt; xiv,443,[1] + [2]pp ads, with photographic frontispiece portrait of the author and 83 illustrations. Modest external wear, rear hinge cracked but holding, with previous owners contemporary penciled… Read more about this item

Macmillan, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Out of print. Binding is cloth.

New York, NY: Macmillan, 1935 (1929). Hardcover. Acceptable. Uneven sunning to boards and spine. 1.5-2.5 inch piece clipped out of head of front endpaper. A worn but charming, sturdy, reading copy. From Macmillan's "Modern Reader Series". A classic of the "American experience", by one of the most influential social journalists of the times.

New York: The MacMillan Co. [1927] Pp.284, 1927. Book. COLLECTIBLE - FAIR. Hardcover. New York The MacMillan Co [1927] Pp.284, 1927 Hard Cover. Very Good/ [VG] 1927 PRINTING. Hard Cover. COLLECTIBLE - FAIR/No Jacket..

New York: Macmillan, 1901. 2nd Printing Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Jacob Riis. Out of print. Photographs by Jacob Riis. Binding is cloth boards.

Harper Torchbook, 1966. First Thus . Soft cover. Fair. Large, thicker study softcover, heavy wrappers with image of photographer and scene of poverty behind it on front, green spine, light yellow with image of photographer on back, 443 lightly browned pages plus catalog, photos throughout taken by former Danish immigrant of the poor. Very slight wear at top… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan, 1928. New edition . Hardcover. Good condition . 443p., illus.

The Town Of Union, 1990. 10.75" X 8" in glossy blue hard covers with embossed titles. LIKE NEW inside and out. 429pp + 2pp. index. Lots of interesting photos. Local history. [BD079]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket.

New York: Macmillan and Co., 1927. Blue boards have slight rubbing, and fading. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Autobiography of a Dutch Immigrant. Prior owner name in pencil on fep. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.

Macmillan Company; 1901. Ex Lib. No dust jacket. Black boards with gold lettering front and spine. Lettering is sharp. Previous owner's name on first blank paper. Bindng is poor and starting to separate at front.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Making of an American: Illustrated.

MacMillan. GOOD- Reading Copy/No Jacket. 1935. Hard Cover. (E156) .

The MacMillan Co, 1904. The MacMillan Co., 1904, later printing, 8vo, 443 pages, illustrations. Hardcover edition, no dust jacket, some edgewear along spine top, else good+ condition.. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. As New. 1909. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Illustrated. -- with a bonus offer--… Read more about this item

NY: The Macmillan Co., 1924. Front hinge starting. Boards mildly rubbed. Otherwise a clean and sound copy. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International Priority Air Mail shipping available for this item.. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket.