Magical City: Intimate Sketches of New York

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Signed and Inscribed. Hardcover. Good. (scuffs, scratches, soiling & edge-wear to cloth. corners rubbed to boards. spine tanned; back cover cloth has gradient sunning. spine ends rubbed & chipped. back hinge slightly rattled. lower textblock edge has shelf-wear/scuffing). blue cloth w/ silver printing & designs. 256 pgs w/ bw illustratons. top edge blue. no dustjacket. Vernon Howe Bailey, the artist whose sketches comprise this book, dedicated the edition to William T. Dewart, former owner and President of the New York Sun tabloid. Dewart inscribed this copy to Charles M. Schwab, the Bethlehem Steel magnate. Pages have light tanning, occasional instances of marks or smudges, othewise, a clean copy. (Inventory #: 182047)