1869 New York 1ed Great Metropolis City Crime Gambling Chinese Witches Gangs
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1869 New York 1ed Great Metropolis City Crime Gambling Chinese Witches Gangs
Junius Browne was a Civil War reporter known for his works of American history. Perhaps his most well-known work is The Great Metropolis, an account of the origins and growth of New York City. Browne discusses poverty and wealth, societal divisions, origins of the Knickerbocker, commerce, hunting and wild beasts, fortune-tellers and mystic oracles, witches and superstitions, beer gardens, gambling houses, Broadway performances, Chinese influence, Wall Street bankers, and much more!
Item number: #23115
Price: $499
BROWNE, Junius Henri
The great metropolis: a mirror of New York. : A complete history of metropolitan life and society, with sketches of prominent places, and things in the city, as they actually exist
Hartford: American Publishing Company. R.W. Bliss and Co., Toledo, Ohio. Bliss & Co., m Newark, N.J.H.H. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco, Cal., 1869. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
700, [4]
26 illustrations
References: Sabin 8667
Provenance: Bookplate – Fitchburg Historical Society
Presented by Edna M. Spring, 1928
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Cloth
Size: ~9in X 6.25in (23cm x 16cm)
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23115
Junius Browne was a Civil War reporter known for his works of American history. Perhaps his most well-known work is The Great Metropolis, an account of the origins and growth of New York City. Browne discusses poverty and wealth, societal divisions, origins of the Knickerbocker, commerce, hunting and wild beasts, fortune-tellers and mystic oracles, witches and superstitions, beer gardens, gambling houses, Broadway performances, Chinese influence, Wall Street bankers, and much more!
Item number: #23115
Price: $499
BROWNE, Junius Henri
The great metropolis: a mirror of New York. : A complete history of metropolitan life and society, with sketches of prominent places, and things in the city, as they actually exist
Hartford: American Publishing Company. R.W. Bliss and Co., Toledo, Ohio. Bliss & Co., m Newark, N.J.H.H. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco, Cal., 1869. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
700, [4]
26 illustrations
References: Sabin 8667
Provenance: Bookplate – Fitchburg Historical Society
Presented by Edna M. Spring, 1928
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Cloth
Size: ~9in X 6.25in (23cm x 16cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
23115
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1869 New York 1ed Great Metropolis City Crime Gambling Chinese Witches Gangs
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