Valentine's City of New York. A Guide Book.
by Henry Collins Brown
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Miller Place, New York, United States
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About This Item
15 East 40th Street, New York: Valentine's Manual Inc., 1920. Red boards.. Good/No Dust Jacket. With 6 maps and 160 full page pictures. By the editor of ""Valentine's Manual of Old New York."" Scarce work, 100 year old guide to visiting New York City, including the opening of the Frick Collection. Brief history and anecdotes, various neighborhoods and how to navigate them, public transit, buildings, points of interest, etc. Some focus on the end of World War I with parades and monuments. Extra tips for ""women travelling alone"" and where to find ""Italian spaghetti houses."" Some parts are surprisingly modern and unchanged. Binding solid but spine faded and front cover has a fold/crease. Previous owner's name neatly on fep.
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- Bookseller
- Monkey House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7658
- Title
- Valentine's City of New York. A Guide Book.
- Author
- Henry Collins Brown
- Format/Binding
- Red boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Valentine's Manual Inc.
- Place of Publication
- 15 East 40th Street, New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SFW
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel/Guidebooks;
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Monkey House Books
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Miller Place, New York
About Monkey House Books
Monkey House Books is a mail order, used book dealer located on New York's Long Island. We offer quality used books in a variety of categories at reasonable prices. A home-based business managed by a lifelong bibliophile, Monkey House offers personalized assistance and friendly customer service. For the holidays, or anytime, we provide gift wrapping and recipient shipping upon request. We ship within 24 hours of receiving payment, and packages are wrapped and boxed using recycled/reused materials.
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