The New Metropolis: New York City, 1840-1857

New York: Columbia University Press, 1981. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Octavo bound in brown buckram, 546 pp: illustrations; 24 cm Fine with jacket, titles printed to spine, corners square and sharp, binding tight, exterior is very clean, pages crisp, no markings; jacket shows small open tear to back left corner, else no other markings or wrinkling present, wrapped in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780231050845, 9780231050852

Examines the period of time during which New York City was transformed from a small, prosperous port into one of the world's greatest cities, the causes and results of this change are emphasized by Edward K. Spann. This book is a brilliant evocation of the years when a seaport town was lost and a great metropolis gained. A story of American ingenuity, achievement, and urban success. Above all, it is the drama of a major city and its confrontation with the problems and opportunities of a modernizing world.