Description: Good; Collectible. [New York]: The Book League of America, Henry Holt, 1930. Hardcover, no dust jacket (now in protective mylar cover). Block-print illustrations by Joaquin Vaquero, including the decorative cover. Text a bit toned, else very good overall condition. No markings, NOT EX-LIBRARY. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York
Date Published: 1930
Description: Vaquero, Joaquin. Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Black cloth over boards with silver spine lettering, and a silver embossed illustration of the New York skyline on the front cover, frontis and 13 illustrations by Joaquin Vaquero, XII, 322 pages, translated by Hamish Miles, with notes by both the author and translator. From Wikipedia: "Paul Morand (1888-1976) was a French diplomat, novelist, playwright and poet. He wrote many short books which are noted for their elegance ... read more
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York
Date Published: 1930
Description: Near Fine. Original black boards with silver titles and design. Translated by Hamish Miles with 14 illistrations by Joaquin Vaquero. Stated first printing. read more
Edition: First Edition; Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, Inc, Bx326
Date Published: 1930
Description: Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Henry Holt. 1930. 322 pgs. First Edition/Second Printing. Bound in black boards with silver decoration on the front cover. Rather hideous repair job on the front hinge by the previous owner. No DJ. Previous owner's mark on the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards lightly rubbed and worn. Morand leaves no side of New York life unexamined, and turns the spotlight of his wit on art, the harbor, the bridges, Sing Sing, the movies, food, ... read more
Description: Description: 281 p. : map; 19 cm. Subjects: New York (N.Y. )--Description and travel. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. 1. pp. 281. read more
Edition: 2nd printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York
Date Published: 1930
Description: Vaquero, Joaquin. Good. No DJ. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Cloth, 322 pp., incl. front., plates.; 20 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Back board dampstained (no mildew/mold). A sturdy little copy, with very nice woodblock illustrations by Joaquin Vaquero. Old gift inscription at top margin of title page, "From the Hollywood office of Harvey Taylor, Author's Representative, etc. " inkstamped in front matter. read more
Description: Description: 281 p. : map; 19 cm. Subjects: New York (N.Y. )--Description and travel. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt, (NY)
Date Published: (1930)
Description: Second American edition, published the same month as the first. Translated by Hamish Miles. Illustrated by Joaquin Vaquero. Bookplate on the front fly, paperclip shadow to a couple of pages, a very good copy in an attractive, about very good dustwrapper with short tears and some shallow chipping at the spine ends. read more
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mit Sechzehn Bildern
Date Published: 1930
Description: First edition. Very good. Hardcover is rubbed and chipped at spine ends and corners, cover and foredges lightly soiled, cover slightly bowed, spine browned and detached but present, pages browned at edges. In German. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wm. Heinemann, London, UK
Date Published: 1931
Description: Vaquero, Joquin. Fair. No Jacket. 12mo-over 5"-7¾" tall. 309 pages with few b/w illus; binding splitting few places; bookplate fr. paste-down; cover wear to edges, sl. soiled. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Book League of America/Henry Holt
Date Published: 1930
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket. SECOND PRINTING. No DJ. Light wear to edges; boards show gentle rubbing. Otherwise the book is in perfect condition; pages are clean with NO markings, binding tight. US History/NY. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore. read more
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