Description

Greystone Press [Published Date: 1939]. Hardcover [63] pp (unpaginated). No other printings listed. Acceptable in acceptable dust jacket. Illustrated Paper over Boards have bumping and scuffing to edges with the color scuffed off along the edges and top and bottom of spine. light overall scuffing to covers as well. Binding tight. Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked with heavier aging to end-papers. Dust jacket has a 4" closed tear to the paper over the rear cover running from the bottom edge of the spine and several other smaller chips and creasing to edges. light overall scuffing, aging and soiling to jacket as well. NOT price clipped. Now in an archival-quality (removable) Brodart Cover. A humorous collection of fictitious letters, stories, and cartoons offering satirical advice to New Yorkers on managing out-of-town visitors during the 1939 New York World's Fair. The content humorously addresses the influx of visitors to New York City during the World's Fair, providing tongue-in-cheek guidance on how locals can handle the challenges posed by these guests. The book's satirical approach offers an interesting perspective on the social dynamics of the time.