New York City's Gracie Mansion: A History of the Mayor's House, 1646-1942 by Black, Mary - 1984

Published for the Gracie Mansion Conservancy by the J.M. Kaplan Fund, 1984. 1984. VERY GOOD Softcover bound in illustrated paper cover with dark blue endpapers. Pages crisp and fine, including a double fold-out map at rear. Slight soiling and edge rub to wrapper; no tears, chips or creases. Binding tight, no cracks or spilts. Gracie Mansion, the only official mayor's residence in the country, was privately owned until Mayor LaGuardia moved there in the early 1940s. In this well-written, generously illustrated work, we learn about the house and its residents in the years before the mayors. B&W reproductions, maps and photos. 8-1/2 x 9"; x + 94 pages plus fold-out map.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.