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Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Inscribed by author on title page. Writing inside. (pop culture, nashville, tennessee, guidebooks).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Synopsis: Point of View New York City is a photographic exploration of the world s most exciting city. With Janko Puls s unique perspectives, Point of View New York City seeks to awaken readers curiosity, challenging them to figure out where and what the photographs depict. Point of View New York Cityexplores the many layers of the vast and always-evolving city of New York?playground, home, workplace, urban landscape. Made for both locals and tourists alike, this interactive photography book will provide a unique experience for anyone who is interested in the sights of New York City. From the most recognizable landmarks to more obscure locations, the photographs collected here transcend the image of New York City that most are familiar with, diving into little known alleys and more intimate urban locations. From the Author: Janko Puls, born in 1967 in Aachen, Germany, is a photographer and journalist. Since 2006, he has lived with his wife, Kate, in New York City. Janko took degrees in Journalism, Art History, and History of the Middle Ages at Freie Universität Berlin, and studied Italian in Perugia, Italy. In 2000, he was invited to Frankfurt to develop the online edition of the national daily newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau as managing editor. Besides the development of content, layout, and functionality of the website, he introduced the broader online use of photography in different formats. Upon moving to the United States, he decided to make his lifelong love for photography his profession. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Revised edition softcover, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to the first owner, with the author's gift card laid in, in excellent condition (slight handling). 297 pages of San Francisco history. [1 lb]. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Manuscript, single leaf; folio (33.5 x 21 cm); blind stamp to header, signed with seals to verso, easily legible hand; marginal tears with two areas of text-loss partially repaired in tape, small hole (approx. 0.5 x 2 cm) affecting text. A power of attorney appointing the New York based merchants Nicholas Low, Thomas Lawrence and Jacob Morris to perform any such 'Actes Deeds Matters Businness and things whatsoever as may be needful requisite and necessary in the premises as they the said Constituents [i.e. Hananel and Jacob Mendes da Costa] might or could themselves do if personally present in the said State of New York', signed 1st June 1785. Later witnessed before Richard Morris, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Judicature for the state of New York, and countersigned by him on 16th November 1785 confirming the legal validity of the document. The Mendes da Costa family settled in England at the end of the seventeenth century. A well-known Sephardi family from Rouen, they helped to establish the burgeoning Jewish community in London and were involved in the growing Anglo-Indian diamond and commodities trade. This power of attorney signed just two years after the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War was an important means of extending the family's business interests to America at a time when mail ships took an average of four weeks to reach the new world.