[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce 20th c. NY City

[Kaaterskill Books]

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Seven scarce New York City items from the Bronx to Jimmy Walker.

Albion, Robert G. NEW YORK AND ITS RIVALS, 1815-1860. np: Journal of 
Economic and Business History. 1931. 602 - 629 pp. 8vo. Stapled paper 
wrappers.  Offprint. Reprinted from the Journal of Economic and 
Business History, Volume III, Number 4, August 1931. Boston, 
Baltimore, and Philadelphia vied with New York for leadership in 
commerce but New York won, mainly due to its trade with the South. 
OCLC shows only 3 copies. A near fine copy.   [27352]  $25
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[F.W. Woolworth Co.]. NEW YORK. THE GREATEST CITY. New York: n.p. 
n.d. [ca 1916].  Unpaged [16 pp]. Illus. with 30 colorized photos and 
drawings. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers.  Well executed pictures of the 
major landmarks, many done by Irving Underhill (1872-1960) 
photographer, who opened his studio in 1896 and provided panoramas, 
artistic photographs, and city views, and American Studio, a large 
producer of postcard images. A very good copy with a bit of soiling 
on the wrappers, illustrations are near fine.   [27589]  $30
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Goldman, Albert. THE BRONX OF YESTERYEAR. A STORY OF CONTINUED 
URBANIZATION TRACED FROM ITS ORIGIN TO THE SPLENDID PRESENT. [New 
York]: n.p. (ca 1946). Unpaged [11 pp]. Illus. with 1 b/w drawing and 
7 photos. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers.  First edition. Card of the 
author attached. Albert Goldman was the postmaster of New York City 
through the 1950's.  Includes a photograph of the world series at 
Yankee Stadium (nd). While the item is undated it makes reference to 
the soon to return soldiers from W.W.II. Scarce. RLIN and OCLC show 
copies at NYU, NYPL, Bronx Bot. Gardens, NY Hist. Soc. Two tears to 
the front wrapper else a very good copy.  See BCHS: Annotated 
Catalogue of Books, Dissertations, Pamphlets, Scripts, and 
Manuscripts About The Bronx, Sec. 1. [27338]  $50
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Grey, Peter P. New York Chamber of Commerce. THE FIRST TWO 
CENTURIES... AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 
New York: New York Chamber of Commerce, 1968. 48 pp. Illus. with 
color and b/w photos. Sm. 4to. Illustrated paper wrappers.  First 
edition. OCLC shows only 6 copies. Tiny nick else a fine copy. 
[27644]  $75
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Hinrichs, Fred W. and Finegan, James E. IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION 
FOR THE REMOVAL OF JAMES J. WALKER FROM THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE 
CITY OF NEW YORK FOR PRODIGIOUS INEFFICIENCY AND MISFEASANCE IN 
OFFICE. New York: Press of Fremont Payne, 1932. 17 pp. Sm. 4to. 
Stapled self wrappers.  First edition. A delineation of the 
substantial list of charges against Walker signed by Fred W. 
Hinrichs, Joseph J. Timmes, George Boochever, Frank L. Tyson, Thos. 
B. Cullen, Edward I. Cullen, and James E. Finegan. At this time the 
noose was closing in on Jimmy Walker, Mayor of New York. The 
Hofstadter hearings were uncovering gross corruption. when this call 
to Roosevelt, who was in the midst of seeking the Presidential 
nomination, was issued. Finegan, the main author of this indictment, 
written before the Seabury report (and the author the following year 
of Tammany at Bay) would join with Seabury and William Schieffelin in 
bringing charges against Walker at the Albany hearings before 
Governor Roosevelt in August. Scarce. OCLC shows only one copy at the 
NYPL. A very good copy, small tear on lightly soiled rear wrapper, 
mail fold.   [27654]  $250
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New York State Chamber of Commerce. MAKING SUBWAYS "PAY THEIR OWN 
WAY" ONLY SOLUTION TO NEW YORK CITY'S FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. THE 
COMMITTEES ON TAXATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE METROPOLITAN 
DISTRICT RESOLUTIONS AND REPORT, JUNE 12, 1947. New York: n.p. 1947. 
6 pp. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers.  First edition. A thorough 
critique of New York subway problems with the usual Chamber of 
Commerce solution. A near fine copy with a paper clip impression on 
the front.   [27643]  $20
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New York State Chamber of Commerce. NEED FOR CONSTRUCTIVE ACTION IN 
SOLVING NEW YORK CITY'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. THE COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
RESOLUTIONS AND REPORT, JUNE 12, 1947. New York: n.p. 1947. 2 pp. 
8vo.  First edition. Another no tax resolution against a car and 
truck tax. A near fine copy with a paper clip impression on the 
front.   [27642]  $10
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