The Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue, St. James Place and Clifton Place.
Brooklyn: 1894. 96 pages, slim 8vo, original gilt-lettered rust cloth, light rubbing at the extremes. Brooklyn, N.Y. 1893-1894. A very good(+) copy. More
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Diamond Jubilee in Commemoration of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary. October 27 to November 3, 1940.
New York: Church of Gustavus Adolphus, 1940. Illustrated. 63 pages with text in English and Swedish. Slim 8vo, original blind-stamped blue cloth with gilt crest (spine ends worn; small stain in gutter of title page). New York: Church of Gustavus Adolphus, [1940]. First edition. A very good copy of thgis uncommon church history. More
Ai Weiwei: New York 1983-1993
Berlin: Distanz, 2011. Many black-and-white photographs. 327 pages, large, thick 4to, white pictorial flexible cloth. Berlin: Distanz, (2011). Near fine. Interview with Ai Weiwei in Chinese, German, and English. More
Calvert Vaux: Architect & Planner
New York: Ink, 1994. Introduction by George B. Tatum. More than 200 illustrations. xiii + 271 pages, folio, red cloth, d.w. New York: Ink, 1994. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
A History of the University Club of New York 1865-1915
New York: Scribner, 1915. Numerous black & white photographic illustrations. 510 pages. Tall thick 8vo, gilt-lettered red cloth (edges of spine scuffed). New York: Scribner's. 1915. First Edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Liberty: The Statue and the American Dream.
Many color and black-and-white illustrations. 303 pages, 4to, boards, d.w. (N.Y.): Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, (1985). vg. More
Liberty: The Statue and the American Dream.
New York: Statue of Liberty, 1985. Many color and black-and-white illustrations. 304 pages, 4to, decorative leatherette. (N.Y.): Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, (1985). A near fine copy. More
Medical Education and the Changing Order.
142pp, 12mo, cloth. New York: The Commonwealth Fund, 1948. Second Printing. A very good copy. More
The Dakota: A History of the World's Best-Known Apartment Building
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2015. Illustrated in color and black and white. 193 pages. 4to, tan cloth, d.w. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2015. Fine in a fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy. Previous owner gift inscription on the half title page. With contributions by Christopher S. Gray and photographs by Kenneth G. Grant. More
The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter
New York: Acanthus, 2001. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white with photographs and floor plans. 350 pages. Small 4to, dark green cloth with white lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. (tiny chip at front flap). New York: Acanthus, (2001). First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Apt. 301: Photographs and Interviews.
Brooklyn: Yewtree Press, 2006. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. 113pp. Oblong 8vo, white cloth, pictorial d.w. Brooklyn: Yewtree Press, (2006). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Apt. 301: Photographs and Interviews.
Brooklyn: Yewtree Press, 2006. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. 113pp. Oblong 8vo, white cloth, pictorial d.w. Brooklyn: Yewtree Press, (2006). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed by the artist opposite title page. More
Best Intentions; the Education and Killing of Edmund Perry.
New York: Random House, 1987. 221 pages, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (1987). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
False Gods
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 214 pages, 8vo, black cloth dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Barbara with love, Louis." More
The Golden Calves
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. 8vo blue cloth backed aqua boards, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. First Edition. Fine, Signed in full by Auchincloss on the flyleaf. More
This House of Noble Deeds.
The Mount Sinai Hospital, 1852-2002. Illustrated, 494pp, 8vo, cloth. New York: New York University Press, 2002. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed presentation copy. More
New York
New York: Williams & Stevens, 1852. Lithograph, in antique frame, 26 3/4 x 34 3/4 inches. This dream like bird's eye view depicts New York City and Brooklyn in the mid 19th century. The perspective of Union Square, looking south from Union Square Park is unusual. Ships dot the rivers and the docks burst with activity. Bachmann has prominently featured the oval-shaped Union Square Park in the foreground, which had opened in 1839. Fashionable dwellings eventually circled the perimeter of..... More
Harlem: Precious Memories... Great Expectations
New York: Harlem Commonwealth Council, 2003. With b/w photos throughout. 128 pages. Oblong 4to, black cloth, d.w. (New York: Harlem Commonwealth Council, 2003). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, slightly edgeworn and scuffed at front cover. More
Guide to Genealogical and Biographical Sources for New York City (Manhattan) 1783-1898: For the librarian, lawyer, business historian, and researcher in records of the people of old New York
New York: Author, 1954. Introduction by John Ross Delafield, LL.B. D.S.M. iv, 96 pages. Thin 8vo, yellow paper wrappers. New York, (1954). Covers detached but present, toned text block, some penciling. A good only copy. More
Typed Letter Signed on "Long Island Railroad Company" letterhead
New York: 1902. 1 page, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, New York, January 14, 1902. Written by the president of the Long Island Railroad and New York City reformer to the business manager (later editor) of the Brooklyn Eagle, arranging free train passes for newspapermen, in part: "...I want you at all times not to hesitate to ask me for any transportation which you know will be a good business proposition for both of us..." Pale imprint of typewriter ink from..... More
Typed Letter Signed on "Long Island Railroad Company" letterhead
New York: 1900. 1 page, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, New York, November 20, 1900. Written by the president of the Long Island Railroad and New York City reformer to the business manager (later editor) of the Brooklyn Eagle, in part: "...I shall take up the question of the publication of the Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company with the Secretary to-day. You are not only entitled to every reasonable consideration from us, but you will always get it..." Accompanied..... More
Night Creature: A Journal of Jazz, 1975-1980.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. 285 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Old Merchants of New York City.
New York: Worthington, 1889. 5 volumes. 8vo, original brown cloth. New York: Worthington, 1889. Small private library stamps, still a very good(+) copy. More
Rudy! An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani
New York: Basic Books, 2000. Illustrated. 498 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Basic Books, (2000). More