Backward Glances. Reminiscences of an Old New- Yorker
first edition Cloth
1914 · New York
by Floyd-Jones, Thos.
New York: Privately Published, 1914. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo. xxxi, 275 pp. Personal account of New York City history, with an emphasis on the equine (horse-racing, trotter) scene, but touching on many other aspects of Old New York. The extensive index is very handy in locating a vast miscellany of New York life of the mid- to late19th century. Also with illustrated plates, mostly of equine interest. Light soiling to the gray cloth. Clean and tight within. (Inventory #: 003851)