ISBN: 9781856190930 - maximum city: the biography of new york: biography of new york city (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Maximum City is the biography of New York City. It has an exact purpose: to use the past to understand how New York came to be its glorious, dangerous self. From the first struggling settlers to the glitz of Nouvellle Society, it tells how the myth of New York was formed, and the calamities and realities that underlie all the headline assumptions about the city: Corruption, Excess, Glory, Danger and the sensuality which brings its bleak streets to life. But it also asks why - why cramped Manhattan should be high society's city; why such a metropolis fell into the hands of mobsters and con-men; why travellers always go in fear of its startling streets; why anyone who wanted success, a new life, even a new sex, had to come to Maximum City. It is full of the voices of New Yorkers, past and present, drawn from the newly available archives and direct reporting, as well as from letters, diaries, movies, maps and archaeologists' finds. …

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1993. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good, price-clipped, with some shelf/edgewear.

Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. Good DJ with little wear, sticker to rear. Price clipped.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. 437 pages; yellowing to pages. Dedication from a previous owner on half title page. Tears to DJ were repaired with tape. Cocked spine. Minor foxing to the top exterior edge of textblock. DJ price clipped and moderately rubbed. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

Zustand: Very Good.

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. RO60143729: 1991. In-8. Broché. Etat passable, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 437 pages. Quelques rousseurs en tranches.Ex-libris à l'encre en page de titre. Texte en anglais. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.