West of Fifth: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Manhattan's West Side, an Illustrated History
Author: James Trager
ISBN #: 0689117752
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Atheneum
Publisher Location: New York
Book Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: very good
Edition: First edition
Pub Date: 1987
ISBN #: 0689117752
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Atheneum
Publisher Location: New York
Book Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: very good
Edition: First edition
Pub Date: 1987
Lightest shelf wear to the book and the priced jacket which shows a touch of sunning to the spine. First edition / printing stated, no others noted. The author maintains that "the West Side is New York, that no other part of the city reflects so truly the mix of people who make New York what it is..." James Trager was the author of the popular "Chronology" reference books: The Peoples Chronology, and others on Women, Food and New York. The present volume contains brief Chronologies of West Side Apartment Houses and of Broadway Theaters. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!