New York City from Great Expectations Rare Books

London: Scala Publishers, 2002. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback, perfect bound in stiff paper pictorial covers with large French Flaps. 223 pages. Introduction by Daniel Gluck, Executive Director and founder of the Museum of Sex. Illustrated throughout with black and white, and some color, photographs. First… Read more about this item

Staten Island, NY: Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1992. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, dark blue buckram lettered in gold, no dust-jacket as issued. 122 pages. This second reprint edition, the Commemorative Edition, is published in commemoration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the first publication of Days Afield… Read more about this item

Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2011. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large format paperback. 128 pages. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of captioned photographs. First edition. A title in the "Images of America" series focusing on the most south-western hamlet of New York state, located in Richmond County.… Read more about this item

New York: YMCA of Greater NY, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Hardcover, black cloth lettered in red on spine, in publisher's glossy non price-clipped dust-jacket. 232 pages. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. End-matter includes timeline, honor roll, photo credits and index. Two articles from the Staten… Read more about this item

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010. Book. As New. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large trade paperback. 128 pages. Illustrated throughout with black and white captioned photographs. First edition. An homage to the now defunct Catholic lay retreat purchased in 1911 and closed in June of 2013 after being purchased by local… Read more about this item

New York: Rizzoli, 2019. Book. As New. Hardcover. New Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oblong quarto hardcover bound in bronze boards and striking pictorial publisher's dust-jacket. 228 pages. Text by Glenn Palmer-Smith; color photographs by Joshua McHugh; Introduction by Graydon Carter. New edition, originally published in 2013 this re-issue is a first edition,… Read more about this item

Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, half leather with raised spine lettered and decorated in gold, over marbled paper covered boards. 560 pages. Contains the six monthly issues from July through December, 1846. No previous ownership marks. Moderate foxing to end-papers and prelims, with light (minimal) sporadic foxing to text.… Read more about this item

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, black cloth lettered in blue, in publisher's black pictorial non price-clipped dust-jacket. 212 pages. Selected Bibliography, Index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs by Martha Cooper, Arthur Leizig, et al. Afterword by Barbara Krishenblatt-Gimblett. … Read more about this item

New York: The Fifth Avenue Association, 1924. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardcover, folio bound in dark green cloth with large color pictorial paste-down on front cover. 124 pages; followed by 66 pages of magnificent ads by contemporary retailers located on or close to Fifth Avenue. Illustrated with… Read more about this item

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large trade paperback, perfect bound in stiff pictorial covers. 96 pages. Profusely illustrated with nearly 200 black and white photographs. First edition, no other printing listed on copyright page. No previous ownership marks. No spine… Read more about this item

Richmondtown, Staten Island: Staten Island Historical Society, 1987. Book. Near Very Good. Soft cover. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Square paperback, perfect bound in pictorial card covers. 119 pages. End material includes: Bibliography, Old Place Names, Chronology, Index. Illustrated with half-tone vintage photographs and drawings. Revised edition, originally published 1950. … Read more about this item

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large trade paperback. 128 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white vintage photographs throughout. Signed by c0-author David Goldfarb on title-page and dated 4/17/09. First edition. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, and unmarked copy with sharp… Read more about this item

Staten Island, NY: Staten Island Continuum of Education, Inc., 1980. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback, perfect bound in stiff pictorial card covers. 173 pages. Bibliography. Students survey form and folded large "Chronological Chart of the Architectural Composite Styles on Staten Island" (20" x 16") laid-in… Read more about this item

New York / Villefranche-sur-mer / Frankfurt am Mai: Something Else Press, Inc., 1967. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, quarto bound in white cloth blind-stamped on cover and lettered in silver on spine, in original publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 152 pages. Small glassine envelope attached to front free… Read more about this item

Belleville, N.J.: Xplorer Press, 1997. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oblong quarto paperback. 160 pages. Profusely illustrated with numerous black and white and nearly 40 color photographs submitted by no less than nine individuals. First edition [stated], first priming. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A… Read more about this item

Flushing, NY: H & M Productions, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, black glossy paper pictorial boards. No dust-jacket. 136 pages. Illustrated with photographs and maps by Shirley Fischler and John Henderson. Introductions by Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden and actor Jerry Stiller. First… Read more about this item

Arcadia Publishing , 1999. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large trade paperback. 128 pages. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated with vintage black and white photographs. First edition, no other printings listed on copyright page. Known as the gateway to New York City, Staten Island is probably best know for… Read more about this item

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large trade paperback. 128 pages. Profusely illustrated with vintage black and white photographs. First edition, no additional printings listed on copyright page. A title in the 'American Century Series'. No previous ownership marks. … Read more about this item

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large trade paperback. 128 pages. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated with vintage photographs. First edition, no additional printings listed on copyright page. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked… Read more about this item

Dover, New Hampshire: Arcadia Publishing, 1997. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large trade paperback. 128 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. First edition, no additional printings listed on copyright page. A title in the Vanished Manhattan Series, Vol. II. A look at the various… Read more about this item