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DAYTON, ABRAM C - Last Days of Knickerbocker Life in New York

Title: Last Days of Knickerbocker Life in New York
Description: New York, NY: G.W. Harlan, 1882. First Impression. Hardcover. Green cover with gold print. Wonderfully written about the period of the 1830"s in New York. Book was published after the author's death in 1877 when the manuscript was found in his belongings. It was written during the 1830"s when the author was a contemporary of the period. A lot of references to New York. "Albion, St. Marks, Lafayette, Waverly, Washington and other grand places wee inaugurated through the instrumentality of "wild cat" tenders, and grandfathers simple Knickerbocker home was abandoned for more sumptuous residence in fashionable quarters." Front hinge starting to crack otherwise fine condition.. Rare. We provide delivery tracking on US orders.; 275 pages; p. Good with no dust jacket .

Keywords: History Americana Genealogy Scarce

Price: US$ 39.97 Seller: A Book Legacy
- Book number: 57714

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