Maxwell Marcuse (29 results)

Hard cover. Condition: Very good in fair dust jacket. First edition. 447 p. illus., maps, ports. 24 cm. Book is clean and tight, jacket has edge wear and chips and a piece missing on the rear top edge. not price clipped.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. Good condition. Clean text, breaks in the spine. The d.j has edge wear, spotting and chipping. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. New York, 1965; blur cloth overed boards; mild corner and edge wear; white discoloration on covers; illustrated jacket in good condition wavy with edge wear, top corner of front flap clipped and housed in a Bro-Dart cover; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on front paste-down; tape makes on end papers; Interior is clean and unmarked; 447 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. 452 pp, b/w illustrations and photos, the book and contents are clean and tight, the last 2 blank pages in the bookhave some notes written on the upper 1/3, the dust jacket has some light corner chipping and soil on the lower third on spine and jacket fold, an old bookstore price tag on upper edge of rear cover, a very usable book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. LIM Press, Published 1969. Hardcover, 452 pp.; 24 cm; revised and enlarged edition; illustrated with black-and-white photographs, maps, and portraits. In Very Good condition with an Acceptable+ dust jacket. Tan cloth boards with red metallic lettering on spine, mild edge wear. Binding is tight. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Black and white pictorial dust jacket with historical photographs of New York on front cover has several 1" or less nicks and tears and creasing along edges; light to moderate overall surface wear and mild soiling with some color loss along edges. Not price clipped. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. Foreword by Burton B. Turkus, former New York District Attorney. A comprehensive and nostalgic history of New York City in the gaslight era, covering the rise of the city from its Dutch beginnings through the Gilded Age. Marcuse, a lifelong New Yorker and former U.S. Customs Service officer at the Port of New York, draws on intimate knowledge of the city's waterfront and underground history to present a panoramic portrait of old Gotham, its famous and infamous characters, its streets, theaters, saloons, and institutions. Contents: The El Dorado That Was New York; A Checkerboard of Slums; Greenwich Village, a City Within a City; The Longest Street in the World, Broadway; Broadway's Distinguished Department Stores; Broadway's Squares in the "Good Old Days"; New York, the Notorious Sixth Ward, Tammany, and the Lexow Committee; Twenty-Third Street for Fashion; Eden Musee, "The World in Wax," Fifth Avenue and Wealth; The Fabulous Waldorf Astoria and Its "Marvelous Features"; No Man's Land for Squatters, the Sparkling Village of Yorkville, a Park Avenue Apartment of Luxury; Central Park, Eden in the City; The West End, a Rural Vastness, Some Notable Institutions; Central and Morningside Heights; New York's Acropolis; San Juan Hill and White Harlem; The Story of the Statue of Liberty, Castle Garden, the Gateway to Eldorado; New York Colossus, Brooklyn Bridge; The Story of Bloomingdale's.

Condition: VG+/Good (see notes). revised, enlgd. 8vo. 452pp. Couple 1+" tears bottom spine DJ have been interior tape- repaired. DJ. spine lettering worn. Second revised, enlarged ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (new york, history) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Photo-Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Bound in light blue cloth, stamped in black. A tight clean copy of this 425 pp. + index on New York City history -- or Gotham in the Gaslight Era.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. moderate age discoloration to dust jacket, former owner's book plate, otherwise a clean, square copy, octavo, 447 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Blue cloth with gilt title on spine and a few small scuffs and scratches. Extremities bumped, mild edgewear. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. Mild foxing page edges. Illustrated with b/w photos. ; 8vo, hardcover, 448 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Revised edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Text is clear of markings. Binding is secure. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Second Revised Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked, edge-worn and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 452 pages; Description: 452 p. Illus. , maps, ports. 24 cm. Subjects: New York (N. Y. ) --History. Impressively illustrated with a series of photo-plates. 3 Kg.

Very good with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is bumped at spine tips and corners and has a 1/2 inch inside taped tear at bottom back edge. 447 pages with index plus many illustrations.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Softback copyright 1959; first printing; sunning to edges; 418 clean pages BNB-4.

Second Revised Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked, edge-worn and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 452 pages; Description: 452 p. Illus. , maps, ports. 24 cm. Subjects: New York (N. Y. ) --History. Impressively illustrated with a series of photo-plates. 1 Kg.

paperback. Condition: Good. Book shows sizeable shelf & handling wear, including edge wear and scuffing on the cover. Hinges are slightly loose. Pages are worn and foxing. Interiors remain intact with unmarked text/pictures.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. In a Mylar dj cover. An attractive copy. 431 pages of well-researched history, plus extensive index.

Hardcover. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Yellow cloth boards with metallic red lettering on the spine; white DJ with b&w photo illustration and black and red lettering; 452 pp.; illustrations, maps, portraits. "This fascinating study of New York through the years, will prove absorbing to all who are interested in the nostalgia of a bygone era, and the more unusual and previously uncharted bypaths of the history of a great city." -- DJ. Good+ (Boards are edgeworn, mildly smudged, scuffed; textblock edges are edgeworn, smudged and lightly foxed; interior is clean; binding is solid.) Good (DJ is toned, edgeworn, smudged; there are small tears at the edges, but is fully intact.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback in very good condition. No dust jacket. Stated 1st printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Unclipped DJ in archival cover.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. 1/2 inch closed tear at top of rear panel.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 490. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1959 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 490.