Isbn: 9780801870880 - It Happened on Washington Square (center Books on Space, Place and Time) (18 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket in all-around very good condition.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

brown cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). b&w photo frontis. xii+353p.+ about the author & list of series titles. b&w maps & illustrations. notes. bibliographic essay. index. american history. history of new york. architecture. landscaping. ~ The heart of New York City's Greenwich Village, Washington Square Park has been a vital public space for nearly two centuries. Lined by elegant townhouses, anchored by Stanford White's iconic Washington Arch, and used by students and professionals, dog walkers and musicians, chess players and toddlers, the park is both an oasis from~and an ideal of~urban life. Synonymous with the city's artistic identity, the park has also witnessed waves of political and social unrest and served as a focal point for contentious debates about the future of urban development. This rich and colorful history is captivatingly told by Emily Kies Folpe in It Happened on Washington Square Farmed by New Amsterdam's freed African slaves in the seventeenth century, the park was used as a potter's field and dueling ground in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War and then converted into a parade ground for the city's volunteer militia in 1826. Since the 1830s, when it formed the nucleus of an affluent community, Washington Square has been an incubator for American art and a haven for writers, painters, sculptors, and architects. In the twentieth century, the area began to attract the artists and political radicals~from John Reed to the Beats~who gave the Square a countercultural aura it still possesses. In more recent decades, the Square's residents have united against such threats to their neighborhood as the urban redevelopment proposed by Robert Moses and the expansion of New York University. Illustrated with a remarkable selection of historic images, It Happened on Washington Square explains why the survival of this unique public space is so important.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. 353pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Binding very slightly cocked, near fine in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hard cover. A look at who lived and played at Washington Square; One of the hundreds who lived there was many maps and photos.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in a Fine dust jacket.; 8.4 X 6.5 X 1.2 inches; 368 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 8.25x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. DJ in archival cover. with a full number line staring with 1.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Light staining on bottom text block edge. 1/4-inch open tear at spine heel. Wrinkling on rear panel.; Signed by author on title page.; Center Books on Space, Place, and Time; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 355 pages; Signed by Author. Signed.…