Search Results: New York City from Great Expectations Rare Books

New York: Algonquin Books, 2002. Hardcover in price-clipped dust-jacket. 232 pages. Foreword by Pete Hamill. Illustrations by Oliver Williams. First edition, first printing with full number line. A "New York City native, longtime sailor, and urban sociologist, [the author] ...takes the reader along as he sails through his hometown, retelling the history of the city's waterfront and maritime culture and the stories of the men and women who made the water their own." A clean, square, unmarked copy, as new but for price-clipped dust-jacket. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1972. Hardcover in dust-jacket. 262 pages. Selected Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with numerous photographs and engravings. Stated first edition. The first book to examine the various architectural styles of the New York row house including but not limited to, the Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate and Second Empire. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large. heavy book, International and Priority orders will require additional postage.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc. / Abradale Press, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardcover in publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 256 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with engraving and photographs spanning almost three centuries. First edition. No previous ownership marks. A lively prose and pictorial portrait of the borough and its people from past to present. An excellent copy, clean, square, fresh and unmarked. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage. .

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1991. Large format hardcover in publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 256 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with engraving and photographs spanning almost three centuries. First edition. No previous ownership marks. A lively prose and pictorial portrait of the borough and its people from past to present. An excellent copy, clean, square, fresh and unmarked. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2000. Large format trade paperback. 392 pages. Index. Copiously illustrated with monochrome photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. A collection of 125 original stories from America's most colorful city, highlighting many of the famous the borough has produced: Arthur Miller, Spike Lee, Mel Brooks, Eli Wallach to name just a few. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. No spine crease. Fine. . First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998. Large trade paperback. 128 pages. Illustrated with numerous captioned vintage photographs. First edition. No previous ownership marks. A title in the Images of America series. Appears unread and as new, a clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine. . Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, black cloth lettered in blue, in publisher's black pictorial non price-clipped dust-jacket. 212 pages. Selected Bibliography, Index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs by Martha Cooper, Arthur Leizig, et al. Afterword by Barbara Krishenblatt-Gimblett. First edition. No previous ownership marks. Three tiny spots on top edge of bulked sheets, else a clean, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

H. N. Abrams, 1978. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, reddish cloth in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 252 pages. Index. Illustrated with 292 images, including 55 plates in full color. Foreword by Louis Auchinloss. Introduction by Joseph Veach Noble. First edition. No previous ownership marks. The history of New York City, told in text and pictures, from Dutch outpost to world metropolis. No previous ownership marks. A clean, sound, tight and unmarked copy. Very good+ in a very good+ dust-jacket. .

New York: Whitney Museum of American Art / Flammarion, 1996. Hardcover, gray cloth lettered in silver in publisher's dust-jacket. Text pages with radius corners, 144 pages. List of works in the exhibition. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white reproductions of paintings, prints, sculptures, and photographs. First edition. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "NYNY: City of Ambition" at the Whitney Museum of American Art. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Fine in a very good dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Hawthorne Books, 1975. Hardcover in original non price-clipped dust-jacket. 305pp., Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. First edition, first printing with number line intact. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, tightly bound copy. Very good+ in poor dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Good+/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Pace University Press, 1999. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 141 pages. Bibliographic References, Index. Illustrated with photographs. First edition. Selected papers from the conference Continuity, community and change, held on Staten Island in 1995 at Snug harbor. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, square, unmarked copy of a very scarce monograph on the continual growth and change which has characterized Staten Island. Very good.

Flushing, NY: H & M Productions, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, black glossy paper pictorial boards. No dust-jacket. 136 pages. Illustrated with photographs and maps by Shirley Fischler and John Henderson. Introductions by Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden and actor Jerry Stiller. First edition [no additional printings listed on copyright page]. An anecdotal history of Brooklyn trolleys during the early 2oth century. No previous ownership marks. Incidental wear to outer joints and very bottom edge from use, else a clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Very good or better. .

New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1997. Hardcover, small quarto bound in red cloth and publisher's dust-jacket. 209 pages. Bibliographic References, Selected Bibliography, Index. Illustrated in color and black and white. First edition. A history of public pageantry and celebration in New York, examined in the light of broad themes and their evolution over time as the result of changing population. No previous ownership marks. No remainder mark. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Dust-jacket shows jut a touch of age soiling. Fine in a very good+ dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1985. Hardcover, large quarto in burgundy coth and gold dust-jacket. 286 pages. Selected Bibliography, Index. Copiously illustrated with photographs by Christopher Little. First edition. A magnificent photo essay on America's Age of Elegance, focusing on the historic architecture, architects and builders, arranged by neighborhood. More than an architectural history, the book is a social history of the period, outlining how these marvels of Belle Epoque exuberance came to be built and who built them. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Book as new, dust-jacket showing only one small incidental mark. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Barnes and Noble, 1998. Large hardcover, blue paper covered boards in original dust-jacket. 144pp., Index. Profusely illusted with monochrome and color photographs. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, tightly bound copy. Near as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.. Third Printing. Boards. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Crescent Books, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, large format quarto in dust-jacket. 144pp., Appendices, Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. No previous ownership marks. A very clean copy in complete dust-jacket that has no chips or tears, in as new condition. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1997. Trade paperback. 383 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs and floor plans. First edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A very clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine. . First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Haven and New York: Yale University Press / New York Historical Society, 1995. Large hardcover, black cloth boldly lettered in white on spine, in dust-jacket. 1350 pages. Notes on the Contributors and Index. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs. Fifth printing. A massive work, both literally and figuratively. Weighing in at over 9 pounds this single volume comprehensive reference contains more than 4300 alphabetically arranged entries by more than 650 contributors, along with nearly 700 illustrations and maps. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy in nice dust-jacket with has no tears or chips. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. Due to size and weight no Priority or International shipping is offered on this title. . Later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1918. Book. Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, green pictorial cloth stamped in gold and black. 331 pages. Deckle-edged pages. Illustrated with frontispiece and sixteen full page tinted plates by Allan G. Cram. First edition, with same date on title and copyright page. No previous ownership marks. Spine moderately faded, not affecting black lettering. A square, sound, tight and clean copy, text and illustrations unmarked. Good+. .

New York: The Fifth Avenue Association, 1924. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardcover, folio bound in dark green cloth with large color pictorial paste-down on front cover. 124 pages; followed by 66 pages of magnificent ads by contemporary retailers located on or close to Fifth Avenue. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings, several of the latter in color. First edition. No previous ownership marks. Very mild rubbing to extremities at tips and outer joints, else a clean, sound, unmarked and fresh copy. Near fine..