BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE ALMANAC VOLUME XXXIX (1924); A BOOK OF INFORMATION, GENERAL OF THE WORLD, AND SPECIAL OF NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND
by Lee, Henry J., ed
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FAIR
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Brooklyn, New York: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. FAIR. Octavo. 9 in. x 6 in. Red cloth, gilt lettering. Rubbing to, mottling of extremities. Pastedowns cracked, hinges split. Lightly soiled, unmarked, toned interior. Splitting to map-pocket inside front flap. Two-sided, street-by-street map of Brooklyn and of Manhattan and the Bronx, 43 in. x 31 in. Religious brochure, fragrance-clothing advertisement laid in. Indexes for services, communities, and associations. xxxviii + 1-590 pp. Information in 1924 for Brooklynites and other readers of popular, Brooklyn-specific newspapers about food, relief societies, museums, ethnicity, religion, patriotism, banking, culture, transportation, sports, music and commerce. Uncommon.
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- Aardvark Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85235
- Title
- BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE ALMANAC VOLUME XXXIX (1924); A BOOK OF INFORMATION, GENERAL OF THE WORLD, AND SPECIAL OF NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND
- Author
- Lee, Henry J., ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FAIR
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn, New York
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- Brooklyn The Bronx Manhattan New York food transportation culture art commerce almanac ethnicity religion banking advertisements advertising
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- AMERICANA;
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- Gilt
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