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Vol. 12 of 29 Atlases of Insurance Maps for Brooklyn. Gravesend & Bensonhurst
by SANBORN MAP COMPANY
New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1929. hardcover. very good. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 78 detailed maps of southern Brooklyn along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1973. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Tear to spine of original protective canvas cover.<br/><br/> This volume includes the new Belt Parkway ("Shore...
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$750.00
New York Folklore: Vol. XX, No. 1-2, Winter-Spring, 1994
by Zygas, Egle, ed
Binghamton: New York Folklore Society, 1994. First edition. Paper wrappers. A fine copy. As new.. Trade format. Articles on: Material Culture Research in Ireland, Jocular Conversation in a Bagel Bakery in Queens, West Indian carnival in Brooklyn, Allen Walton Essex County.
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$10.00
Vol. 9 of 29 Atlases of Insurance Maps for Brooklyn. East Williamsburg & Bushwick
by SANBORN MAP COMPANY
New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1933. hardcover. very good. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 73 detailed maps of East Williamsburg and Bushwick along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1973. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Slight wear and small tear to spine of original protective canvas cover.<br/><br/> This volume includes the...
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$750.00
1947 Brooklyn photograph of the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues
by [Unkwn.]
[Brooklyn, 1947]. 8 x 10 inches. Pencil caption on verso. Two small, unobtrusive stains; very good. A 1947 aerial view of Brooklyn looking southeast shows Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues, a major thoroughfare from the Manhattan Bridge to Jamaica Bay. The four-lane roads include trolley tracks, three trolley cars visible in the foreground. Business surrounding the intersection include: McLoughlin Bros. Bar and Chop House (and its Ladies Café), Cadillac Wines & Liquors, and the White Rose Tavern. A...
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$45.00
Map of Brooklyn at the time of the Revolutionary War
by JOHNSON, Jeremiah
D. T. Valentine, 1858. Geo. Hayward. Map. Engraving. 12 3/4" x 21".<br/> <br/> Unusual graphic map of Brooklyn as it looked during the Revolution, engraved in 1858. The orientation of the map, with Gowanus Bay at the far left and Greenpoint at the far right, shows the East River running horizontally. This is especially useful to see the various shipyards, landings, forts, and dwellings along the west "coast" of Brooklyn as well as at the southern tip and east side of...
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$400.00
Bird's-eye View of the Borough of Brooklyn; showing parks, cemeteries, principal buildings, and suburbs
by WELCH, George
New York: Brooklyn Daily Eagle. unbound. Pocket map. Lithograph with hand coloring. Image measures 23 5/8" x 36"<br/> <br/> Beautiful large scale map of Brooklyn, viewed from the perspective near the Brooklyn Bridge oriented toward the southeast. Drawn by George Welch for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The view shows sweeping views of the borough, with Navy Yard, downtown, and Brooklyn Heights in the foreground, extending to South Brooklyn and Coney Island and continuing to the east to...
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$1,250.00
What paper do you read? It does make some difference.... newspapers do color the news... each protects its own special interests... BUT ... on the issue of capitalism or socialism... all papers stand as one... but one!
by Socialist Labor Party
Brooklyn: Weekly People, 1972. Pamphlet. Four panel brochure, 3.75x8.5 inches, very good condition with rubberstamp of the Erie County section of the party onrear panel. Promotional piece for subscriptions to the Weekly People.
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$12.00
Hundert Jahre Deutsche Evangelisch-Lutherische Zions-Gemeinde in Brooklyn in Wort Und Bild
by Kropp, Heinrich Arend
Brooklyn Heights, New York, 1955. Hardcover. Very good condition. The title translates roughly as "One hundred years of German Evangelical Lutheran Zions Congregation in Brooklyn in words and pictures". 8vo, 133pp, b&w photographs by Hans von Behr. Black gilt cloth, title at front cover, no title at spine. Inscription in German at ffep. With a letter from the author, the pastor of the Church, loosely inserted. In German.
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$45.00
Strength for struggle: Christian social witness in the crucible of our times
by Melish, William Howard
New York: The Bromwell Press, 1953. Hardcover. 248p., frontispiece (artwork by Mary Melish), previous owner's name on front blank end paper else very good condition in an unclipped, shelf worn and chipped dust jacket. "A book of sermons by a Protestant minister whose communist sympathies resulted in a court case against the father, former rector, for refusing to fire him. Many of the sermons reflect his secular faith, commenting on the suppression of civil liberties in America, the need for coexistence...
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$25.00
Socialist Labor Party: position & program
by Socialist Labor Party
Brooklyn: Socialist Labor Party, 1970. Pamphlet. Ten panel brochure, 4x8.75 inches (folded size), bottom corner of front panel dog-eared else very good condition.
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$15.00
Some People
by HOCH, Danny
New York: Caseroc Productions, 1998. First. paperback. near fine. Nine small black-and-white photographs of Hoch on the first page of the play (after xvi). 61 pages, slim 8vo, decorative paperback. New York: Caseroc Productions, 1998. First edition. A near fine copy.<br/><br/> Signed by the author on the half-title page.<br/><br/>
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$50.00
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Grand Opera House, Brooklyn. [1903 Program]
by Hyde & Behman Amusement Company
[Likely New York: Frank V. Strauss, Publisher, 1903]. [20]pp. Quarto. Illustrations; ads. Two-hole-punched with cloth reinforcement. Old inscription on upper cover; very good. Program for the biographical play Robert Emmet, The Days of 1803 about that Irish patriot and rebel leader executed for leading a rebellion in Dublin. The play was staged at the Grand Opera House in downtown Brooklyn the week of January 5, 1903 and starred its author, Brandon Tynan, in the title role. Numerous local ads plus the...
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$45.00
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Hyde & Behman's, Brooklyn. [1902 Theater Program]
by Hyde & Behman Amusement Co
[Likely New York: Frank V. Strauss, Publisher, 1902]. [16]pp. Quarto. Illustrations; ads. Two-hole-punched with cloth reinforcement. Old inscription on upper cover; very good. Vaudeville program for the week of October 27, 1902 at Hyde & Behman's Theatre on Fulton Street in Brooklyn including a one-act play by George M. Cohan. The show featured such acts as singers Sullivan and Pasquelena, Burton and Brookes' "A Quiet Evening at the Club," acrobats The Three LIvingstons, the "Famous Minstrel" George...
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Vol. 16 of 29 Atlases of Insurance Maps for Brooklyn. Brownsville
by SANBORN MAP COMPANY
New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1928. hardcover. very good. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 64 detailed maps of Brooklyn along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1974. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Tear to spine of original protective canvas cover.<br/><br/> This volume includes Kings Highway Extension and a corner of Evergreen...
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$750.00
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Crisis [6 issues]
Brooklyn: Socialist Labor Committee, 1971. Newspaper. Six issues of the folded tabloid format newspaper, spanning the period between August 30, 1971 and March 17, 1972. Issues present are Vol. 1 Nos. 10, 11, 16, 18, and 19 and Vol. 2 No. 1. Various pagination, evenly toned, Vol. 2 No. 1 with a strip of uneven toning and a small tear on the front wrap, otherwise very good. The SLC had split from LaRouche's NCLC.
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$50.00
Vol. 17 of 29 Atlases of Insurance Maps for Brooklyn. Canarsie
by SANBORN MAP COMPANY
New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1928. hardcover. very good. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 101 detailed maps of eastern Brooklyn and Jamaica Bay along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1974. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Large tear to spine of original protective canvas cover.<br/><br/> This volume includes Paerdegat and Fresh...
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$750.00
What's My Name? (First issue, February 1943)
Brooklyn: Manhattan Beach Army and Navy Center, 1943. Newsletter. 4p. newsletter, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Not found in OCLC as of February 2024. The Manhattan Beach Army and Navy Center was a USO Club operated by the Jewish Welfare Board. The newsletter was seeking a snappy title, hence the humorous title on this first issue. Promises to alert recipients to future services and programs. Includes a brief article about a studio that allows servicemen to send a greeting to their parents on a wax record.
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$100.00
Wallabout Channel, New York Harbor, surveyed in pursuance of joint resolution of Congress approved June 16, 1898: under direction of Major H. M. Adams, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. by J. A. Yates, surveyor
by YATES J. A
Washington DC: Andrew and Graham, 1898. unbound. Map. Color lithograph. Sheet measures 24 x 20 inches. In very good condition. Shows some very light staining folded as issued.<br/> <br/> Bathymetric (water depth) map shows Wallabout Channel in Brooklyn. Map also shows some docks, a portion of the Brooklyn Navy Yard including some buildings, businesses, and causeways. Depth shown by soundings and isolines. Oriented with north to the right. Businesses are shown including, Cross, Austin and...
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$375.00
Nightmare begins responsibility
by Harper, Michael S
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1975. Hardcover. ix, 97p., very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped dj. Sixth volume of poetry by the Brooklyn-born African American professor at Brown University.
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$15.00
Vol. 18 of 29 Atlases of Insurance Maps for Brooklyn.Coney Island and Brighton Beach
by SANBORN MAP COMPANY
New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1930. hardcover. very good. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 86 detailed maps of southern Brooklyn along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1974. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Minor wear to spine of original protective canvas cover.<br/><br/> This volume includes Sheepshead Bay, Shore Parkway,...
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History is Your Own Heartbeat Poems
by Harper, Michael S
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1971. Trade Paperback. 95p. 1st trade paperback printing. Signed by Harper on the half title page. Very good. African-American writer, native of Brooklyn.
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$17.00
Vol. 10A of 29 Atlases of Insurance Maps for Brooklyn. Kensington, South Prospect Park & Borough Park
by SANBORN MAP COMPANY
New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1929. hardcover. very good. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 76 detailed maps of southern Brooklyn along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1973. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Tear to spine and lower right corner of original protective canvas cover.<br/><br/> This volume includes the terminus of...
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$750.00
Dream Flowers
by Mishra, Sudhakara
Brooklyn; printed in Orissa: Self-published by the author, 1981. Hardcover. iv, 54p., pictorial boards, mild edgewear, unevenly toned paper, somewhat crude but charming production, very good condition. Poetry collection printed in India on behalf of the Brooklyn-based author.
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$35.00
Vol. 8 of 29 Atlases of Insurance Maps for Brooklyn. East New York
by SANBORN MAP COMPANY
New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1928. hardcover. very good. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 76 detailed maps of East New York along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1973. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Original protective canvas cover in very good condition.<br/><br/> This volume includes an inset "Map of Islands of...
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$650.00
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Police Escort for Negro Children" [caption for 1962 UPI wire photograph]
by [UPI]
[New York. 1962]. 8 x 10 glossy photograph with pasted caption to verso. Some cockling; light stains to verso. This poignant image shows Elaine Bibuld and her three children, ages 6 to 10, ascending subway stairs, under a police escort in December 1962. In the early 1960s, the Bibuld family relocated from the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights to Park Slope after a fire. Their children transitioned from an excellent school to one lacking in academic standards and extracurricular activities,...
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$125.00
