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New York

Text by Ethel Fleming with Illustrations by Herbert S. Kates

(A & C Black - First UK Edition, 1929)

Asking Price: £49.95 (excl. post & packing)

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New York by Ethel Fleming and Herbert S. Kates, First UK Edition, A. & C. Black 1929 - Jacket

An internally near-Fine First UK Edition copy of this beautifully illustrated celebration of the New York landscape. Complete with an exceptionally rare, complete original dust jacket. Offered at a much reduced price due to significant spotting to the original illustrated boards.

Book Condition (Overall) - Good+: Hardback, Quarto, xii + 139 pages plus frontispiece and 23 further full page mono plate illustrations (all confirmed present in excellent condition with their informative paper guards fully intact). Moderate to significant general wear and spotting to the original illustrated boards and spine, securely bound with hinges fully intact, wonderfully atmospheric illustrated endpapers, no previous ownership inscriptions, internally beautifully clean and clear in an excellent condition throughout.

Jacket Condition - Good- / Fair+: A very rare example of this large format jacket which was printed on soft cream coloured paper. Moderate edge wear and chipping / creasing with small amounts of loss to base of spine and fold-in extremities, two inch closed split to spine adjoining rear cover (no loss) with a shorter split beginning to develop adjoining the front cover, notable general soiling (significant soiling to centre of rear cover), not price clipped. Enclosed in a protective transparent library cover.

Total weight with packaging just under 1.6Kg.

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New York by Ethel Fleming and Herbert S. Kates, First UK Edition, A. & C. Black 1929 - Jacket (Full View)
New York by Ethel Fleming and Herbert S. Kates, First UK Edition, A. & C. Black 1929 - Boards
New York by Ethel Fleming and Herbert S. Kates, First UK Edition, A. & C. Black 1929 - Illustrated Endpapers
New York by Ethel Fleming and Herbert S. Kates, First UK Edition, A. & C. Black 1929 - The Standard Oil Building
New York by Ethel Fleming and Herbert S. Kates, First UK Edition, A. & C. Black 1929 - Church, School and Apartment at Corner of Park Avenue and 51st Street
New York by Ethel Fleming and Herbert S. Kates, First UK Edition, A. & C. Black 1929 - Inside Text Pages
New York by Ethel Fleming and Herbert S. Kates, First UK Edition, A. & C. Black 1929 - Sixth Avenue

New York with text by Ethel Fleming and illustrations by Herbert S. Kates (A & C Black - First UK Edition, 1929)

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