first thus, 1995.
boston: imago mundi book. isbn: 1-56792-051-9. 9 x 10". hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: gentle bumping to edges. near fine. jacket condition: closed-tear to front panel. unclipped($40). near fine.
first edition, 1972.
tells a brief history of the engineering and explores the experiences of john a. roebling and his son washington as they struggled to build the great brooklyn bridge. mccullough recieved several nyc awards for his well-researched book.
new york: simon & schuster. hardcover. book.....
true first edition, mass market paperback, 1953.
david williams paints an unflinching portrait of adolescence gone astray.
from the cover:
"a daring novel of reefer smoke--reckless thrills--and the wild love of boys and girls of city streets."
from the back cover:
"a frank.....
signed uncorrected proof, 2018.
new york: grove press. isbn: 978-0-8021-2850-8. 221 pages. 8 x 5.4". softcover. bound in paper wrappers. book condition: markings to front wrapper, gentle rubbing to edges, bumping to head of spine. very good.
signed first edition, 1979.
the new york times called hardwick's third novel her "chef d'oeuvre." published when the author was sixty-three, and full of autobiographical elements, "sleepless nights" depicts a woman looking back on her life.
hardwick’s crowning achievement is a poetic, fragmentary memoir that weaves together memory.....
second printing, 1983.
edited by donald allen. wide ranging selection essays and notes from frank o'hara (1926-1966). as a 1975 new york times review stated, the collection offers "the poet in an informal, almost random atmosphere which, as donald allen states in an editor's note, allows us to.....
first edition, 1984.
“new york/new york: masterworks of a street peddler” was published by renowned photojournalist david douglas duncan in 1984, plunging new york street photographer george forss into art world fame. forss had been pedaling his photographs of new york city for five dollars each when duncan discovered.....
first edition, 2001.
since the mid-1930s, helen levitt has captured the vibrant life of new york city’s streets, creating compelling urban portraits. crosstown is the most extensive monograph dedicated to this master photographer, featuring pioneering images from harlem in the 1930s and 1940s, an innovative color series from.....
first edition, 2000. inscribed to george adams.
new york: john wiley and sons. isbn: 0-471-36257-3. 348 pages. 8 x 10". hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: fine. jacket condition: light bumping to spine. fine.
first edition, 2002.
glamorous parties, pristine beaches, iconic restaurants, and new york’s elite define the most coveted summer destination: the hamptons. kelly jean killoren, best known from "the real housewives of new york city," embarks on a personal photographic tour with exclusive residents. blending archival images with photos.....
first edition, 1965.
simple uncle sam brings back langston hughes's most cherished character, jesse b. semple, affectionately known as "simple." simple "speaks as an everyman for african americans in uncle sam's america," offering humorous and thoughtful reflections on topics ranging from women and gospel music to sports heroes.....
inscribed first edition, 2014.
“only a handful of transit workers, daring explorers and graffiti writers have experienced the full scope of the new york subway system. ‘beneath the streets’ reveals this world for the first time with fantastic photographs captured from throughout the tunnels and byways of the.....
first thus. scarce in any condition.
a 1969 documentation of police brutality in New York City. chevigny defended attica prison rioters and black panthers; he was a professor at nyu law and founded one of the first human rights clinics at an american law school.
new york.....
first edition, 1974.
in 1,336 pages, caro unravels the life of the indefatigable robert moses, whose shadow loomed large over the construction and politics of 20th-century new york city.
moses wielded immense power, orchestrating vast urban projects that shaped the metropolis—bridges, highways, and public works—often at.....
first edition, 2010. out of print.
this book offers a captivating glimpse into the vibrant world of max’s kansas city, a legendary venue that served as the epicenter of art, music, and fashion from the 1960s to the early 80s.
the establishment itself was a curious creation;.....
book club edition, 1958.
now best known for the 1961 film adaptation, truman capote's novella narrates an unnamed writer's early days in new york as he meets the inimitable holly golightly. the two who, are neighbors in manhattan's upper east side, form a friendship through which the writer.....
signed, 1982.
provides a history of the building of the brooklyn bridge alongside the toils of the designer john a. roebling. the 1981 documentary "brooklyn bridge," directed by ken burns, which mmccullough narrated, also drew on the book.
new york: simon and schuster. isbn: 0-671-45711-X. 636 pages. 6.125x9.25".....
1st 1st printing. hardcover.
first edition, 2010.
new york: ecco. isbn: 9780066211312. hardcover. book condition: slight bending at head and tail bands. near fine. jacket condition: some shelf wear, wrinkling and bending at top edge of head. very good.
first edition, 2005.
scarce collection of images from a legendary photographer of downtown artists and musicians. hujar captures new york in the nighttime. black and white portraits of a since lost city - before AIDS, before downtown gentrification - these photographs seem prophesies of its decay.
new.....
second printing, 2013.
beautiful and touching remembrance of summers spent on fire island. bianchi discovered the gay community of the island when he was fresh out of law school, and began regularly documenting its residents and their exquisite parties.
new york: damiani. isbn: 9788862082709. 10.25 x 9". 210.....