The New New York: A Commentary on the Place and the People
by Van Dyke, John C, (Charles), and Joseph Pennell
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- In quite good condition./No dust jacket
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. In quite good condition./No dust jacket. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed rose-coloured cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 424. Illustrated with colour plates &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... John Charles Van Dyke (18561932) was an American art historian, critic, and nature writer. He was born at New Brunswick, New Jersey, studied at Columbia, and for many years in Europe. He was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1908. In 1901, Van Dyke published "The Desert" through which Americans "'discovered' the Southwest, its Indians, strange plants, and exotic animals. Discovered, too, the first and still the best book to praise the arid lands. After nearly a century Van Dyke remains the grandfather of almost all American desert writers,
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- Bookseller
- Charles Lewis Best Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29821
- Title
- The New New York: A Commentary on the Place and the People
- Author
- Van Dyke, John C, (Charles), and Joseph Pennell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - In quite good condition.
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Travel New York Art
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