Urban/Rural/Regional Studies from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York: Columbia University Press, 1936. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Documents the conduct & results of a pioneering study of juvenile delinquency in New York City in 1930, comparing results across neighborhoods, boroughs, gender, race, parental immigrant status, & religion. Vol 12 in the "Studies of the Research Bureau of… Read more about this item

Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1967. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Empirically based study of the practice of law & the characteristics of lawyers & their clients among private practitioners in "Prairie City" (a mid-sized midwestern locale) vs New York City. Part of a collection of social science books--the majority packed away since… Read more about this item

Thistle Hill Publications & Vermont Folklife Center, 2001. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. A stark black-and-white photographic travel journey & tribute to the most rural area in Vermont: the hardscrabble Northeast Kingdom, with the photographer & writer drawing on their more than 30 years in the area to chronicle changes the devastating changes to this… Read more about this item

Philadelphia/New York/London/Toronto: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1938. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A comprehensive & saucy overview of all types of crime that infected New York City in the early decades of the 20th century, noting changing fashions in crime as well as in crime reporting & punishments. The author served as such a… Read more about this item

Hartford, Connecticut: The J. B. Burr Publishing Co., 1879. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Take a stroll through 19th-century New York City in this lively survey of "representative men" & important places from the Great Metropolis of New York, in 854 pages, replete with steel engravings on somewhat heavier, darker beige paper throughout, including frontispiece.… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Manhattan Post Card Publishing Co., Inc., 1930. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Travel guide comprised of black-and-white photographic images of New York City, designed as a promotional piece showing how the city had grown since the turn of the 20th century, featuring images of key buildings-the Empire State Building, Rockefeller… Read more about this item

London, England: Firethorn Press, 1986. Soft cover. As New. Explores what it is that makes London a great city for both residents & tourists alike, written by a writer for The Economist who calls the city home. Examines each of the city's regions in detail, including how people work, play, eat, govern, & travel, create & participate in… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Valentine's Manual, Inc., 1919. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. First published 1841-1870 as the Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, commonly known as Valentine's Manual, this is one of the New Series revived by editor Henry Collins Brown, published 1916-1928. Each book is full of vintage… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Valentine's Manual, Inc., 1924. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First published 1841-1870 as the Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, commonly known as Valentine's Manual, this is one of the New Series revived by editor Henry Collins Brown, published 1916-1928. Each book is full of vintage photos,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Valentine's Manual, Inc., 1918. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First published 1841-1870 as the Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, commonly known as Valentine's Manual, this is one of the New Series revived by editor Henry Collins Brown, published 1916-1928. Each book is full of vintage photos,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Valentine's Manual, Inc., 1920. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First published 1841-1870 as the Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, commonly known as Valentine's Manual, this is one of the New Series revived by editor Henry Collins Brown, published 1916-1928. Each book is full of vintage… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1948. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Yavno, Max. Journalist & long-time resident of San Francisco explores his city from the inside out. In 119 pages with black-and-white photos throughout by Max Yavno. Index. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1948, this hardcover with light blue-green cloth-covered boards… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1997. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Collection of 20 scholarly essays that examine how "the contemporary landscape is shaped by a preoccupation with fear, as apparent in home design, security systems, gated communities, semi-public spaces, zoning regulations, & cyberspace." In 320 pages, illustrated throughout, with Preface, Notes &… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Company, 1960. First British Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Sasek, M.. Another volume in the beloved Czech illustrator's series of geography/history books for children. 60 pages, illustrated in color by the author on nearly every one! First published in 1959, this is a 1960 (Second) printing of that FIRST BRITISH EDITION,… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 1962. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Pioneering sociological study from the late 1950s-1960 of "Crescent City,'' a pseudonym for an urban center in the Middle South that demonstrates "the nature, function, & effectiveness of Negro leadership & its relation to the white leadership of the community."… Read more about this item

Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Poor. Pioneering study of the psychological world of children under age 12 in "Midwest,'' a small town of 707 residents in the heart of America chosen to represent the country's "cultural scene" in the mid-20th century. Data were collected by the authors, both psychologists… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A., 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Just removed from storage where it was packed Brand New after being received as a review copy, this hardcover book is Still Sealed in plastic wrap! Cannot tell edition, but undoubtedly a First, since we got it brand new.Our photos depict the Exact book… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Madison Square Press, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. iLavishly illustrated guide to signage & other environmental graphics in towns, cities, & other public spaces, designed for urban planners, landscape architects, environmental graphic designers, & other design professionals, in 182 page, with Index, References, Design Firms, Glossary in rear. A… Read more about this item

New York, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Forss, George. Stunning black-and-white photos of New York City as seen from the street through the lens of George Forss, who peddled his prints on the streets of midtown Manhattan, where Duncan, a Marine combat photographer who went on to work for Life magazine,… Read more about this item

New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1998. Uncorrected Advance Proofs . Soft cover. Very Good. Takes the reader on a tour of some 90 neighborhoods comprising the borough of Brooklyn (including some "ghost neighborhoods that no longer exist), with black and white photos throughout the 237 pages, with Bibliography, Notes, Index, Timeline in rear. Created by the local… Read more about this item