The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957. xxvii + 759pp., thick 8vo, blue cloth. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, (1957). A near fine copy. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957. xxvii + 759pp., thick 8vo, blue cloth. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, (1957). A near fine copy. More
New York: Grolier Club, 1959. 240 pages. Tall 8vo, cloth with leather spine label, spine very slightly sunned. New York: Grolier Club, (1959). A near fine copy, lacking the slipcase. One of 1000 copies printed at the Spiral Press, with biographies of notable past members of the Grolier Club. More
Brooklyn: Powerhouse Books, 2008. Illustrated with black & white and color photographs. 327 pages. Tall 8vo, 1/2 green and purple boards, d.w. (minor edgewear & rippling). Brooklyn: Powerhouse Books, 2008. First edition. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Hagstrom Company, 1949. Soft bound stapled atlas, with glossy pictorial covers, 13 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches. 6th edition. 64pp. New York: 1949 Classic atlas of New York City, includes a key map, bird's eye view and subway map as well as the theater district. Advertisement lists the prices for wall maps. Excellent condition, never used. Andrew Hagstrom founded Hagstrom Company in 1916, engaging in publishing and sale of regional, street, and road maps. More
New York: Hagstrom Company, 1957. Soft bound atlas, double staple spine with glossy pictorial covers, 13 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches. 8th edition enlarged, 72pp. New York: 1957 Classic atlas of New York City, includes a key map, bird's eye view and subway map. Inside back cover is a beautiful Fairchild Aerial Survey image of Central Park and surround. Advertisement lists the prices for wall maps. Excellent condition, small scuff on cover but atlas never used. Andrew Hagstrom founded Hagstrom..... More
New York: Newsweek, 1971. Extensively illustrated. 172 pages, 4to, black cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed, worn. New York: Newsweek, (1971). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Beaufort, 2011. Illustrated with color photographs of New York by Margery Gray Harnick accompanied by poems written by Sheldon Harnick. 128 pages. 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Beaufort, (2011). A near fine copy, signed by the author and photographer on the title page, in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
South Royalton: Steerforth Press, 2000. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 256 pages. 8vo,white boards, dust wrapper. South Royalton: Steerforth Press, (2000).A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: sarah crichton books, 2017. 322 pages. 8vo, black boards with silver embossing on the spine, d.w. New York: Sarah Crichton Books (2017). A fine copy with a fine dust wrapper. sSigned by author on the title page. More
New York: Barnes & Co, 1896. Illustrated in black & white. Slim 4to, decorative brown cloth (spine ends repaired; front hinge reinforced, lacks rear end paper). New York: Barnes & Co., 1896. A very good(-) copy. Being chapter XXI. Volume II of Mrs. Martha J. Lamb's History of the City of New York. More
New York: Havemeyer Chronicles, 1989. Several black & white photographic illustrations, family trees. x, 130 pages. Small, slim 8vo, burgundy cloth with gilt lettering at spine. New York: Havemeyer Chronicles, (1989). A fine copy lacking the dust wrapper. More
New York: Norton, 1978. Illustrated. 448 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, lightly chipped. New York: W. W. Norton, (1978). First edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by Phyllis Robinson. More
New York: Scribner, 1974. Illustrated. viii + 294 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; minor dampstain to foot of spine. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1974). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Heidenreich, 1948. Tipped in frontispiece and 2 pages of photographic illustrations, 79 pages of text. Slim 8vo, black cloth. (New York): Frederick Heidenreich, 1948. First Edition. Near Fine. More
New York: Whittlesey House, 1947. With a handful of b/w illustrations by Peggy Bacon. 201 pages. 8vo, black cloth. New York: Whittlesey House, (1947). A very good copy, lacking dust wrapper. More
thin 8vo, 1/2 cloth, d.w. New York, (1966). Unhealthy conditions of a Harlem school and the principal's drive to remove them. More
New York: Travel Enterprises, 1952. Illustrated. 114 pages, 4to, yellow pictorial wrappers; lightly rubbed, with sticker on cover "compliments of International General Electric Company". New York: Travel Enterprises, 1952. A very good copy. More
New York: Fordham University, 1970. Preface gy Whitney North Seymour. Many black-and-white illustrations throughout. 402 pages. Short thick 4to, gray cloth. Fordham University Press, 1970. Small private library numbers on foot of spin and front endpaper, else a very good copy. Contains the 22 pages Walking-guide to The Heritage of New York in rear pocket. More
Bronx: Bronx County Historical Society, 1989. Illustrated. 96 pages, 8vo, printed wrappers. Bronx: Bronx County Historical Society, 1989. A fine copy. More
New York: H.W. Wilson, 1934. 253 pages. 8vo, orange cloth with gold lettering. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1934. A near fine copy of this scarce volume. The Reference Shelf Volume IX No. 4. More
New York: Van Nostrand, 1866. 4 full page plans. Thin 4to, original brown cloth (very light chipping at the extremes of the spine & corners; front flyleaf wrinkled). New York: Van Nostrand, 1866. First Edition. Very good(+) Hunt was the first American to train at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and became an influential teacher as well as a practicing architect. Presentation copy, "with the compliments of the Author". Regrettably, the 4 color lithograph plates are missing from this..... More
New York: Abrams, 1984. 1070 illustrations including 318 in color. 599 pages. Large thick square 4to, natural cloth with inset pictorial label, printed mylar wrapper. New York: Abrams and MOMA, (1984). First Edition. A fine copy. More
San Francisco: Browntrout, 2001. Many color illustrations. 87 pages. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers, lightly worn at corners. San Francisco: BrownTrout Publishers, (2001). A very good copy. More
London: Macmillan, 1970. Preface by Daniel P. Moynihan. Black & white photographic illustrations throughout. 268 pages. 8vo, brown cloth with gilt lettering at spine, d.w. (toned). London: The Macmillan Company/New York Times Books, (1970). First edition. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. "Alarming observations on our urban environment by America's wittiest and most influential architecture critic." More
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