Worden, Helen
ROUND MANHATTAN'S RIM
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1934

First edition. Octavo. 302 pp; illustrated by the author. Original blue cloth, maps on endpapers. No jacket. VG, spine lightly sunned, else a clean, unmarked copy. Helen Worden Erskine, 1896-1984, journalist and author of The Real New York, Here is New York, and Out of this World (about the Collyer Brothers and other hermits).
Inventory number #009314

James, Theodore, Jr.
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
NY: Harper & Row, 1975

First printing. Octavo. 180 pp; many b/w illustrations; appendix: statistics; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy, remainder mark on top edge; jacket has small chip at top edge, now protected in mylar.
Inventory number #009283

Morris, Bob
CRISPIN THE TERRIBLE
NY: Callaway Editions, 2000

Oblong quarto. [32] pp; color illustraitons by Dasha Ziborova. Hardcover with dustjacket. A fine copy in fine unclipped jacket. Press release laid in. Lovely watercolor illustrations tell the story of Crispin, the dandy feline hero who longs for a sense of independence.
Inventory number #009118

Browning, Judith H.
NEW YORK CITY: Yesterday and Today 30 Timeless Walking Adventures
Stamford, CT: Corsair Publications, 1990

Octavo. 414 pp; illustrated throughout in b/w; bibliography. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy. The walking tours include historic Trinity Church, the New York Federal Reserve, Brooklyn Heights, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum, Grand Central Terminal, Gracie Mansion, Grant's Tomb, Morris-Jumel Mansion, the Cloisters, and others.
Inventory number #008805

Gregory, Jamee
NEW YORK APARTMENTS: Private Views
NY: Rizzoli, 2004

Quarto. 208 pp; color photographs throughout. Hardcover with dustjacket. Fine/Fine, a new unused copy with no internal marks; jacket crisp & unblemished. This book offers a rare glimpse into the opulent world of the Manhattan elite, this book features the interiors of 25 of the most elegant NYC apartments by such renowned designers as Mario Buatta, David Easton, Charles Gwathmey, Albert Hadley, Mark Hampton, Bunny Williams, and many others.
Inventory number #008568

Esten, John & Rose Bennett Gilbert
MANHATTAN STYLE
NY: Little, Brown, 1990

First edition. Quarto. vii; 215 pp; fully illustrated with color photographs by George Chinsee; bibliography, index. Cloth in unclipped dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket has short crease at upper corner of back cover, two corners lightly rubbed. Also paper clip indentations at the top of several pages. This book profiles the interiors of Elsie de Wolfe, Rose Cumming, Sister Parish, Albert Hadley, William Odom, Van Day Truex, Billy Baldwin, David Easton, and many other Manhattan designers.
Inventory number #007152

Isaacs, Julius
OATH OF DEVOTION
NY: E.P. Dutton, 1949

First edition. Octavo. 337 pp; index. Blue cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, light wear to corners, small chip at top of jacket spine & top rear corner.
Inventory number #005496

Kreitler, Peter Gwillim
FLATIRON: A Photographic History of the World's First Steel Frame Skyscraper 1901-1990
Washington, DC: American Institute of Architects Press, 1990

Second printing. Quarto. xiii, 216 pp; b/w & color photographs; catalog; bibliography. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. This book documents one of the most photographed architectural landmarks of the 20th century through the author's collection of photographs, which spans nine decades, from 1901 to 1990. Included are classic depictions by photographers such as Alfred Stieglitz and Karl Struss and contemporary ones by Joel Meyerowitz, George Tice, Lee Friedlander, and others.
Inventory number #005280

Bone, Kevin, ed.
THE NEW YORK WATERFRONT: Evolution and Building Culture of the Port and Harbor
NY: Monacelli Press, 1997

Large octavo. 280 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; chronology; glossary; bibliography. Paperback. Near Fine.This book is an unprecedented documentation of the rise and fall of the New York City waterfront's architectural, technological, industrial, and commercial existence over the past 150 years.
Inventory number #005278

Bowen, Croswell
THE ELEGANT OAKEY
NY: Oxford University Press, 1956

First edition. Octavo. 292 pp, several b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Black cloth with silver-stamped spine lettering with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket has small loss at head of spine & slight wear to corners, inked price next to printed price on front jacket flap. The biography of A. Oakey Hall, who served as mayor of New York City from 1869 to 1872. A lawyer, he was the prosecutor in the notorious Burdell murder case, and a chief defender of August Belmont when Belmont sued the Evening Post for libel.
Inventory number #004754

Baker, Martha & Sara Evans
THE OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM
NY: Clarkson Potter, 2001

Quarto. 224 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs; resources. Hardcover with dj. Fine/Fine. Landscape designer Martha Baker offers more than 45 examples where porches, pools, patios, decks, and gardens have been turned into outdoor living spaces. The styles include classic, rustic, romantic, modern, whimsical, and in town. The resource section illustrates and describes garden furniture, architectural and landscape elements, and decorative items.
Inventory number #004200

Stevenson, James
UPTOWN LOCAL, DOWNTOWN EXPRESS
NY: Viking Press, 1983

Octavo. 100 pp; illustrated with the author's pen and ink drawings. Cloth-backed boards with dustjacket. VG/VG. A clean, unmarked copy; small chip at top of unclipped jacket spine. Author is a New Yorker writer and illustrator.
Inventory number #003359

Marcuse, Maxwell F.
THIS WAS NEW YORK! A Nostalgic Picture of Gotham in the Gaslight Era
New York: Carlton Press, 1965

Octavo. 447 pp; numerous b/w photographs; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG, top of dj spine lightly chipped. A well-illustrated history of Old New York in the gaslight era.
Inventory number #002913

Friedman, Mildred & Glenn M. Andres
HHPA: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates: Buildings and Projects 1992-1998
NY: Rizzoli, 1999

First edition. Quarto. 224 pp; profusely illustrated in color & b/w photographs. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy; jacket in protective mylar cover. HHPA is especially renowned for its theater and performing arts complexes. This book features the presentation of 50 projects (interiors and exteriors), plus works in progress and planning projects. They include: Windows on the World restaurant at the World Trade Center and Bryant Park in New York City; Cleveland Library, Hawaii Theatre Center in Honolulu; the comprehensive development plan for Warner Bros. Hollywood Studios; and the Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library, built in 1926 by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue.
Inventory number #000351