Description

Hardcover, dark blue cloth lettered and stamped in gold on spine and front cover, no dust-jacket [as issued?]. 215 pages followed by approximate 40 pages of ads, with text and pictures. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs and drawings throughout. First edition. As described in the foreword, this book “is planned as a permanent record of the past and present life of this section of the city, in words and pictures.” An interesting panegyric to the power and wealth which resided in the roughly 12 square miles between Washington Square Park and Central Park, ironically published on the cusp of the Great Depression. No previous ownership marks. Light to moderate age soiling to cloth covers. A tight, sound, and internally unmarked copy. Good. A heavy book, Priority and International orders will be charged postage at actual cost.