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Shepp's New York City Illustrated Scene and Story in the Metropolis of the Western World

Shepp's New York City Illustrated Scene and Story in the Metropolis of the Western World

Shepp's New York City Illustrated Scene and Story in the Metropolis of the
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Shepp's New York City Illustrated Scene and Story in the Metropolis of the Western World Rebound in dark green cloth with original cover & spine re applied - 1894

by Shepp, James W and Daniel B Shepp

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Used - Very Good

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Shepp's New York City Illustrated Scene and Story in the Metropolis of the Western World; How Two Million People Live and Die, Work and Play, Eat and Sleep, Govern Themselves and Break the Laws, Win Fortunes and Lose Them, and so Building and Maintain the New-York of Today.

The Business and Social Capital of America Portrayed by Pen and Camera, in all its Phases, from Palace to Hovel and From Millionaire to Tramp.

Elegantly Illustrated with about 300 Half tone Plates, Made in the Highest Style of the Engraver's Art, from Photographs Taken Expressly for this Work.

by James W Shepp and Daniel B Shepp. Globe Bible Publishing Co, Chicago and Philadelphia. 1894 First Edition.

CHAPTER HEADINGS: The New York of Today; The Environs of the City; Through the Heart of the City; Strangers within the Gates; Mansions of the Rich (Vanderbilt, Astor +); The "Four Hundred"; Codfish and Shoddy; The Middle Class; The Army of Labor; The Homes of the Poor; In the Slums; The Bowery; Foreign Colonies; Clubs and Club Life; Worship; Intellectual Life; Business of the Streets; Five-cent Dinner to an Epicurean Feast; Evening Amusements; Among the Play-Houses; Out of door Diversions; How the City is Governed; The Metropolitan Police; The Criminal Classes; Politics; Moulding Public Opinion; Financial Institutions; How the People are Fed; Charities and Corrections; Men of Millions and Favorite Sons; and Summer in Town and Out.

Condition: NOT a library book. Book professionally and securely re-bound in like-cloth to original with original cover and spine piece re-applied as photographed. Secure binding with new period end pages. Initial 34 pages has some damp staining in on outside edge of pages as seen in photographs. Otherwise, free of marks, plates, crimps, etc. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!

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  • Title Shepp's New York City Illustrated Scene and Story in the Metropolis of the Western World
  • Author Shepp, James W and Daniel B Shepp
  • Illustrator Illustrations from original photographs & maps
  • Binding Rebound in dark green cloth with original cover & spine re-applied
  • Edition First
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 528
  • Publisher Globe Bible Publishing, Philadelphia
  • Date 1894
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 18940270817
  • Size Quarto

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