New Harlem: Past and Present The Story of an Amazing Civic Wrong, Now at Last to be Righted
by Carl Horton Pierce; William Pennington Toler; Harmon de Pau Nutting
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: New Harlem Publishing Company , 1903. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6" . Not Stated. Lovely first edition of this history of the Harlem neighbourhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. The first edition of this work. A study of Harlem, with notes on its history from the first settlers, its time as a colonial town under the Dutch, and features of life among much more.Harlem is today a neighbourhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. Written by Carl Horton Pierce, with a review of the 'Principles of Law involved in the Recovery of the Harlem Lands' by William Pennington Toler and Harmon de Pau Nutting, members of the New York Bar. Featuring numerous illustrations in black and white. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip lightly faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 842A29
- Title
- New Harlem: Past and Present The Story of an Amazing Civic Wrong, Now at Last to be Righted
- Author
- Carl Horton Pierce; William Pennington Toler; Harmon de Pau Nutting
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New Harlem Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- harlem new york first editions hudson river new york
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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