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New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. First edition. Quite musty, boards soiled, otherwise a decent copy. Jacket flaps creased, writing indentations on front jacket panel, sticker on rear jacket panel. 1970 Hard Cover. xxxvi, 952 pp. A rather self-congratulatory memoir by the famous urban planner of his time in public works. Moses was the subject of Robert Caro's Pulitzer Prize winning biography The Power Broker. From the jacket: "Robert Moses has dazzled the public for the last half a century. Fiercely dedicated and almost Napoleonic in his energies, he has transformed the face of this country as perhaps no other public servant has ever done. He has been the moving force behind thousands of parks and playgrounds, highways and parkways, beaches and outdoor recreation facilities in New York City and New York State. He has also served as a consultant to many major cities ranging from Canton, Ohio, to Caracas, Venezuela. In this engrossing… Read More

McGraw-Hill, 1970 First Printing in red & blue-stamped & decorated pale lavender cloth boards, no markings, NOT ex-lib, no foxing, boards show only minor shelf rub & light page wear, faint old price written to endpaper corner, else bright tight copy of the First Trade Edition, lacking the scarce dust jacket; thick 8vo; (xxxvi) 952pp indexed & illus. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket (McGraw-Hill, 1970); no prior owner marks; minimal age tone; light foxing to outside text block edge; tight bind; clean cloth cover vivid titling; dj edge wear: short tears at spine heel and lower back corner; flap price present MS

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. first edition. Full leather. Very good +. 6 x 9 in. 952 pp. Publisher's full blue morocco with red calf spine label and gilt designs. Gilt upper text edge. Inscribed by Moses to Goodhue Livingston Jr. on the half title pg. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; spine very mildly cocked. Covers very clean with no wear. Binding tight. Text spotless. New York. RGR.

mcgraw hill, 1970 hardback book in very good to near fine condition,dark blue leather bound gilt decorations,top page edges gilt,marbled end papers,signed letter from robert moses [october 14,1971] included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Octavo, 952pp., illustrated. A crisp, clean copy, near fine, in the publisher's navy leather, stamped in gilt with red leather spine label. Very gentle foxing to edges, and a touch of rubbing to extremities, but a nice example. This copy SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Moses on the half-title page: "To Betty and Vince from Bob Moses." There are a few faint foxing marks to the signature page. This is one of an unidentified (but certainly small) number of presentation copies specially bound by the publisher for Moses to give to friends and colleagues. An uncommon memoir, which contains great swaths of reproduced correspondence between Moses and other officials relating to the various public works projects in which he was involved. Moses was perhaps the most influential civil servant in history who never sought wider political office. His complex legacy was explored in Robert Caro's unparalleled biography, "The Power Broker," which was published… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. Leatherette. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY ROBERT MOSES on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1970 1st edition, in its pebbled, navy-blue leatherette. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine, with light spotting along the fore-edge and one small splotch (the size of a postage stamp) at the front pastedown. Lacking the unprinted mylar dustjacket. Thick octavo, top-edge gilt.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Full leather. Fine. Signed first edition of Public Works: A Dangerous Trade by Robert Moses.. Octavo, xxxvi, 952pp. Full navy blue morocco, title in gilt on red label affixed to spine. Top edge gilt, four gilt illustrations on the front cover. Marbled endpapers. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's glassine dust jacket. Signed by the author "To Annette and George / Robert Moses" on the dedication page. Robert Moses (1888-1981) was an urban planner in New York City and served as the 49th Secretary of State of New York from 1927-1929. Throughout his forty-year career, Moses oversaw construction and function of Jones Beach State Park and the New York State Parkway System, and was acting head of the Triborough Bridge Authority. Despite his accomplishments in public affairs, Moses's reputation was diminished with the publication of Robert Caro's biography The Power Broker, which described Moses as… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970. First Edition. Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Robert Moses as Bob, and inscribed to a former owner on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original dark blue leather stamped in gilt, with gilt spine titles blocked in pinkish-red, top edge gilt. Fine, in acetate wrapper. Books signed by Moses are scarce.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of Public Works: A Dangerous Trade by Robert Moses, inscribed to journalist and historian Theodore H. White.. Octavo, xxxvi, 952pp. Beige cloth, title stamped in blue and red. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page and no additional printings. Solid text block, light sunning along top edge, light dampstain to rear cover. In the publisher's dust jacket, retail price on front flap, archival tissue repair to verso, a few closed tears, bright illustrations. Signed by the author "To Ted White / with high regard / Robert Moses" on the second free endpaper. Robert Moses (1888-1981) was an urban planner in New York City and served as the 49th Secretary of State of New York from 1927-1929. Throughout his forty-year career, Moses oversaw construction and function of Jones Beach State Park and the New York State Parkway System, and was acting head of the Triborough Bridge Authority.… Read More