Notable New Yorkers of 1896-1899. A Companion Volume to King’s Handbook of New York City

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New York, NY, Boston, Mass, Moses King, Bartlett & Company, 1899, Hardcover

Very Good

SCARCE, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. 8vo. Hardcover. Very good. Light blue cloth covered boards with black and gilt title and decoration to front board and to spine. Minor wear to exterior includes bumping to spine ends and corners, browning to spine, and general rubbing. Minor browning to floral end papers. Interior hinges are starting though binding remains tight. Author’s inscription to second free end paper reads “To Rose Shuman with compliments of the author. June 17, 1899.” Several photos have writing next to them explaining who the person was or how the original owner knew them. Many have a faint “D” next to them, most likely to mark those who had died. Else is clean and bright. 616 pages