THE GREAT METROPOLIS; A MIRROR OF NEW YORK; (Publisher's Slip Laid In)

Browne, Junius HenrI

Published by American Publishing Company (R.W. Bliss and Co.(Newark New Jersey), and H.H. Bancroft and Co. (San Francisco, California), Hartford, Connecticut, 1869

About this Item

A study and commentary of dozens of aspects - historical, social, occupational, varying strata of society, of huge, varied, great bustle of an American city -- New York, New York. Small quarto (though at 700 pp., massively thick). Original sheep, with four raised bands to spine, and contrasting spine label, titling in gilt, to second compartment (down). Fabulous frontis of Churches of New York, an illustrated title page, and 24 additional illustrations, a number of which are full-page. Recent conservation and touch up, with both boards being reattached. Light rubbing to extremities, and remnants of four gilt highlights to bottom and top edges. Brown clay-based endpapers. Textblock is bright, clean, and pages supple to turn. The book is LOADED with fabulous anecdotes and historical tidbits. Lively storytelling! Some chapters include -- there are 90 Chapters in all!): The Rich and The Poor; New York Society; Wall Street; The Police;The Shipping; The Roughs; The Street-venders; The Ferries; The Parks; The Bowery; The Fortune-Tellers; The Bohemians; The Lager Beer Gardens; The Churches; The Theaters; The Dead Beats; The Boarding Houses; Horace Greeley; The Fifth Avenue; The Battery; The Gambling Houses; The Restaurants; The Five Points; The Morgue; The Daily Press; The Concert Saloons; Cornelius Vanderbilt; Broadway; The Thieves; Sunday in New York; Bleecker Street; The Gamins; The Demi-Monde; The Clubs; The Beggars; Street Railways; The Pawnbrokers; The Tombs; The Midnight Mission; Working Women's Home; Racing and Fast Horses; Gift Enterprises and Swindles; The Wickedest Woman in The City; The Child-Adopting System; Fanny Fern; Two Strong-Minded Women (Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton); Young Men's Christian Association; Public Schools; Distinguished Women; City Charities.and more! SABIN: 8667.

Seller Inventory # 88033

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE GREAT METROPOLIS; A MIRROR OF NEW YORK; (Publisher's Slip Laid In)
• Publisher: American Publishing Company (R.W. Bliss and Co.(Newark New Jersey), and H.H. Bancroft and Co. (San Francisco, California), Hartford, Connecticut
• Publication Date: 1869
• Binding: Leather-bound
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana