The Bottom Of the Harbor

by Mitchell, Joseph

Joseph Mitchell came to New York from North Carolina the day after the 1929 stock market crash. After eight years as a reporter and feature writer at various newspapers, he joined the staff of The New Yorker, where he remained until his death in 1996 at the age of eighty-seven. His other books include McSorley's Wonderful Saloon, My Ears Are Bent, Up in the Old Hotel, Old Mr. Flood, and Joe Gould's Secret.

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THE BOTTOM OF THE HARBOR

by MITCHELL, Joseph (Berenice ABBOTT)

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1991
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1991. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Berenice Abbott. Large quarto (8-3/4" x 11-1/2") bound in black oasis goatskin leather with black Irish linen boards. Stories about the New York City waterfront. Illustrated with five photogravures by Berenice Abbott printed on handmade paper. SIGNED by the author on the colophon page. Issued in… Read more about this item
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1959
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Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1959. First edition. First edition. [xii], 243 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth white spine lettering. Near Fine with slightly musty smell and a little dust-soiling to edges, in Very Good dust jacket with small tear in front panel, dust-soiling and toning, light wear, unclipped ($3.95). Stories from the New York waterfront by the… Read more about this item
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1959
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New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1959. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 243 pages. In Very Good condition, with Good just jacket. Dark green spine with white titling. Dust jacket shows mild rubbing and wear (particularly to spine) including chipping to head and tail of spine with small tears and pieces missing. Dust jacket protected with a… Read more about this item
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Pantheon, 2008-07-01. Hardcover. Good/Good. 7x4x1. 2008 edition with remainder mark on lower page edge. Dust jacket is good with minor edge wear. Gray paper boards have faded edges and a small bumped area on top front edge. Binding is good. A name in pencil on front endpaper, other pages are clean and unmarked. LO
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1991
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. fine. 249p, 4to. A fine copy in a fine publisher's slipcase. Limited Editions Club copy, #87 of 250. Signed by Joseph Mitchell.
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1994
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New York: Modern Library. 1994. Modern Library Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679600930 . Near Fine in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. ; Modern Library; 5 X 0.5 X 7.5 inches; 183 pages .
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New York: Modern Library. 1994. Modern Library Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679600930 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; Modern Library; 7.3 X 4.8 X 0.9 inches; 183 pages .
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1959
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NY: Little, Brown and Company, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo; 243pp.; black textured paper boards, in dust jacket. A very near fine copy, lightly bumped at bottom corners and base of spine. In a very good, unclipped "$3.95" jacket showing light wear and a few small spots of loss at spine ends… Read more about this item
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Edition limited to 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Illustrated with photogravures by Jan Goodman of photographs by Berenice Abbott. Typeset by Michael and Winifred Bixler, printed by Wild Carrot Letterpress on a Magnani paper. Book and slipcase in fine condition.
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1959
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Little Brown and Company, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($3.95 price intact). Published by Little Brown, 1959. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in white. Book is very good with a slight spine lean and spotting to page ends. Bumps to top corners. No writing or names. Binding… Read more about this item
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The Bottom Of The Harbor

by MITCHELL, Joseph

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Boston: Little Brown & Co, (1959). First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "for Daise Terry, with love, Joe Mitchell, June 9, 1960". Daisy Terry was the office manager at the New Yorker, where Mitchell was employed as a staff writer for most of his career; he continued to appear at the office daily until the… Read more about this item
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1961. Octavo, 243 pages. FIRST UK EDITION. The third book by the great New Yorker writer, a classic study of New York's waterfront and fish markets, with an emphasis on the bounty of the bottom of the harbor, oysters. Contains the story "Up in the Old Hotel" which later became the title of Mitchell's collected… Read more about this item
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1994
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Modern Library. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0679600930 . Inscribed and dated (4-27-94) by author. As new with minimal wear. From private collection of former book reviewer. ; Modern Library; 7.50 X 4.75 X 0.50 inches; 183 pages; Signed by author .
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1994-03-22
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Modern Library, 1994-03-22. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Small markings on front end page, else unmarked.
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2000
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