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The Bottom of the Harbor
by Mitchell, Joseph
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- Signed
- Condition
- Original black morocco backed cloth. Fine in cloth slipcase as issued. With the letter/prospectus
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1991. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by Joseph Mitchell. Illustrated with five photogravures by Berenice Abbott. [xii], 241, [2] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original black morocco backed cloth. Fine in cloth slipcase as issued. With the letter/prospectus. Abbott, Berenice. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by Joseph Mitchell. Illustrated with five photogravures by Berenice Abbott. [xii], 241, [2] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Up in the Old Hotel. Collection of some of Mitchell's best loved pieces for the New York, with atmospheric gravures from photographs by Berenice Abbott.
Synopsis
Joseph Mitchell came to New York from North Carolina the day after the 1929 stock market crash. After eight years as a reporter and feature writer at various newspapers, he joined the staff of The New Yorker, where he remained until his death in 1996 at the age of eighty-seven. His other books include McSorley's Wonderful Saloon, My Ears Are Bent, Up in the Old Hotel, Old Mr. Flood, and Joe Gould's Secret.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 324019
- Title
- The Bottom of the Harbor
- Author
- Mitchell, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated with five photogravures by Berenice Abbott. [xii], 241, [2] pp. 1 vols. 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Original black morocco backed cloth. Fine in cloth slipcase as issued. With the letter/prospectus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by Joseph Mitchel
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Limited Editions Club
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Private Press;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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