Astor Place Riot (first printing) the Great Riot of 1849 - Civil Unreast in New York City outside the Opera - 31 dead, 120 injured - NYC History

Moody, Richard

Published by Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1958

About this Item

Indiana University Press, Bloomington. 1958. 243 pages. First edition, first printing with 1958 date on the title page. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are sound. Gray cloth stamped in bright red titles on spine. Pages and endpapers are clean. Book is about fine with minimal sunning along edge and most faint toning in gutters. Uncommon original DJ with $5.00 price intact on flap. DJ shows very light rubbing with a couple of tiny shallow chips at crown and heel. A step by step chronicle of the famous Astor Place Opera House Riot of 1849; a fiasco that left 31 dead and 120 injured, and was the largest number of civilian casualties due to military action in the United States since the American Revolutionary War. An uncommon title in rare DJ. VG+/VG. Seller Inventory # 003833

Bibliographic Details

Title: Astor Place Riot (first printing) the Great ...

Publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington

Publication Date: 1958

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition