Gravesend: The Home of Coney Island
New York: Vantage Press, 1975. Illus. 253pp. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Vantage Press, (1975). First Edition History of the Gravesend area of Brooklyn from the Dutch settlement to the present. More
New York: Vantage Press, 1975. Illus. 253pp. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Vantage Press, (1975). First Edition History of the Gravesend area of Brooklyn from the Dutch settlement to the present. More
Norwalk: Easton, 2003. Illustrated with some black and white photographs. 442 pages. 8vo, full gilt-stamped blue leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1992/2003) A fine copy, signed by the author on preliminary page and with a signed certificate of authenticity, dated 2003, included. A warm, delightful narrative of growing up within shouting distance of Ebbets Field, working for the Herald Tribune in the Jackie Robinson years...and what's happened to everybody since! More
New York: Privately Printed, 1939. Illustrated. 180 pages, tall 8vo, blue cloth; covers faded, head of spine frayed. New York: Mabel Hazlett Keep, 1939. A very good(-) copy. More
New York: Moses King, 1904. 325 photo Illus. 72pp. Folio, original printed wrappers, spine ends worn, small area of wear to middle of spine, wrappers lightly soiled, corners of wrappers chipped, front wrapper lightly dampstained near edges. New York: Moses King, 1904. First Edition Views include multi-story commercial buildings, bridges, banks, municipal buildings, private residences, schools, churches, and hospitals. Internally a very good copy with bright illustrations. More
New York: Arno Press, 1977. Profusely Illustrated. Folio, yellow boards, d.w. (binding bumped at head with tear in same spot of wrapper) New York: Arno Press, 1977. Reprint edition. Very good. More
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Educational & Cultural Alliance, 1984. Illustrated. 101 pages. Slim 4to, printed wrappers; wrappers with some creasing and light wear. (Brooklyn): Brooklyn Educational & Cultural Alliance, (1984). A very good copy. More
New York: Time-Life, 1948. Folio, staple photographic wrappers. New York: Time-Life, April 5, 1948. General wear, but still a near fine copy. Features a photograpic essay on Ozark Sping by Andreas Feininger and a cover photograph of the Brooklyn Dodgers entitled "Dodger Rookies" by George Silk. More
New York: Francis Hart, 1879. Designed to show the pleasure-seeker how to spend a day or a longer period at the sea-side with the greatest advantage. Also, an account of Coney Island, from the earliest times, with many interesting facts concerning its transformation from a sand-desert into a fashionable resort... Illus., map. 61pp. 12mo, contemporary green cloth, cloth lightly spotted, many pages dampstained in margins, pages age-toned as usual. New York: Francis Hart, 1879. First Edition History of Manhattan Beach..... More
Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay Historical Society, 1997. Many photo Illus. 160pp. 4to, pictorial boards. (Brooklyn): Sheepshead Bay Historical Society, (1997). First Edition. Very good Inscribed with a short message by Lee A. Rosenzweig, one of the co-authors. More
New York: Birch Lane, 1991. Illustrated abundantly in black and white. 223 pages. Short 4to, navy cloth-backed boards, d.w. (dust soiled, small tear at front). New York: Birch Lane, (1991). First Edition. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Lightly illustrated with b/w photos. 292 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed red boards, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. A very good copy with light foxing to outer edges, minor soiling to cloth spine; in a very good wrapper--slight tearing at head. More
Brooklyn: I. Van Anden, 1857. 90 pages. Slim 8vo, original tan cloth; ornately blind-stamped covers with a gilt vignette at center, all edges gilt. Brooklyn: I. Van Anden, Printer, 1857. First edition, "Printed for private distribution". Faint dampstains at upper and lower gutters, else a near fine copy of this uncommon book. "Henry Cruse Murphy [1810-1882] was an American politician and historian. A native of Brooklyn, he became city attorney and in 1842, mayor. The following year he became a...... More
Brooklyn: Williamsburgh Savings Bank, 1951. Illustrated. 85 pages, thin 4to, gilt-lettered black cloth. Brooklyn: The Williamsburgh Savings Bank, (1951). A near fine copy. More
New York: Leavitt & Company, 1849. British Prisons and Prison Ships at New-York. Folding map of the Battle of Long Island. 268pp. 12mo, original blind-stamped brown cloth, spine ends expertly repaired with modern cloth, scattered foxing including map, upper left corner of map folded over. New York: Leavitt & Company, 1849. First Edition. Unsigned presentation copy. "The present volume completes a plan the compiler had some years since conceived, of collecting and arranging in chronological order, the scattered and fragmentary..... More
Brooklyn: 1894. Edited with Introduction and Notes, by Alexander Black. Plates, 3 maps. 2 Vols. 8vo, original two-toned cloth and morocco labels, spines darkened, labels chipped, spines expertly recased with most of original backstrips retained, corners lightly bumped on both volumes. Brooklyn: Published by Subscription, 1894. First Edition. One of 500 numbered copies. Author was a prominent Brooklyn lawyer and local historian. This work was published after he passed away in 1885. One of the maps depicts the streets of..... More
Illustrated. viii + 206 pages, 4to, cloth; spine rubbed cloth slipcase. Long Island Historical Society. Soc., (1964). A very good copy in a slightly scuffed and worn slipcase. Overview of the collection of The Long Island Historical Society. More
Brooklyn: Rembrandt Club, 1980. 110 pages, 8vo, two-toned cloth. Brooklyn: Rembrandt Club Executive Committee, 1980. A very good(+) copy. More
Kittery Point: Seapoint, 2008. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs by Ken Druse. 300 pages, 4to, black cloth, d.w., very slightly battered at edges. Kittery Point: Seapoint Books, (2008). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author. More
Brooklyn: Pratt Institute, 1982. Illustrated in black and white. Unpaginated, 62 pages. Thin 8vo, staple-bound in printed paper wrappers (toned at spine, else fine). Brooklyn: Pratt Institute, 1982. Near fine. Traveling exhibition and catalogue organized by the Department of Exhibitions, Pratt Institute and first shown at the Pratt Manhattan Center Gallery, 160 Lexington Avenue at 30th Street, November 15-Decamber 11, 1982. Introduction by Ellen Schwartz. Essay by Kay Larson. More
New York: Brightwaters, 1984. Many color illustrations. Slim oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (New York): Brightwaters, (1984). First Edition. Near Fine. More
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996. Many color and black and white illustrations. xi + 292 pages, 4to, black cloth, d.w.; tear to foot of dust wrapper spine. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, (1996). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: 1911. Several plates, several folding tables, 2 folding maps. 367pp. Small 4to, original blue cloth, inner hinge strengthened, ex-lib, edges of corners bumped and rubbed, cloth lightly soiled, small hole to the top margins of the first 3 pages, several pages dampstained in right margins. (New York), 1911. Ex libris from the Long Island Historical Society with their discard rubberstamp on the front endpaper. Internally, a tight bright copy. More
New York: Thomas Mercein, 1842. Color folding map. lithographs. 178 pages. 12mo, original cloth (text has foxing; map has foxing to margin, is repaired with no loss of text, and has a small tear in fold at margin). New York: Thomas Mercein, 1842. Nestler, 623. Howes S-1082. More
New York: Thomas Mercein, 1842. Folding map, un-colored, and other lithographs. 178 pages. 12mo, original blue with blind-stamped cover and gilt-lettered spine.. New York: Thomas Mercein, 1842. First edition. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper, else near fine copy. Nestler, 623. Howes S-1082. More
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1979. Illustrated, including 14 photographs by Walker Evans. x + 206 pages, 8vo, printed wrappers. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1979). Second edition. A very good copy. More
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