Description: You are bidding on a rare antique hardcover book titled Darkness and Daylight, or Lights and Shadows of New York Life. A Woman's Story of Gospel, Temperance, Mission and Rescue Work "In His Name," with Hundreds of Thrilling Anecdotes and Incidents, Personal Experiences, Sketches of Life and Character, Humorous Stories, Touching Home Scenes, and Tales of Tender Pathos, Drawn from the Bright and Shady Sides of City Life. By Mrs. Helen Campbell. Supplemented by a Journalist's Description of Little Known Phases of New York Life, and a Famous Detective's Thirty Years Experiences and Observations by Col. Thomas W. Knox and Inspector Thomas Byrnes. Illustrated with 232 engravings from photographs taken from life expressly for this work, mostly by flash-light, and reproduced in exact fac-simile by eminent artists. Published by A. D. Worthingto & Co., Publishers, 1893. This is the scarce and collectible First Edition. A study of the low life of the city of New York as seen through the eyes of a female City Missionary and Philanthropist, and Thomas W. Knox - an Author and Journalist, and Thomas Byrnes - the late Chief of the New York City Detective Bureau. The development in photography at the time of publication made it possible to record some unique pictures of all aspects of city life. The detailed chapters contain stories of the horrific conditions faced by the poor, tramps, beggars, street girls etc., with many tales of the criminal elements of the Bowery - liquor traffic, opium joints in Chinatown, bogus horse sales, gamblers, fraudsters, bank robbers, fences, bunco-steerers and much more, providing an amazing social history containing 250 engravings taken from photographs. A massive account of every imaginable underworld character. Condition: Book is bound in burgundy cloth binding with gold lettering on spine and blind-stamped design on covers. The covers are firmly attached. The spine is a bit faded. All pages are clean and tightly bound. This is a thick book with 740 pages. Has decorative floral enfpages. No writing in book and no signs of previous ownership. The book shows some gentle wear and remains in very good condition. This is a terrific book to add to a collection! Great gift idea! (Inventory: 1531E) Track Page Views WithAuctiva's FREE Counter
Price: 94.97 USD
Location: Glenmoore, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-10-24T23:24:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: 8.38 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: History
Topic: New York
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Origin: American
Year Printed: 1893
Country of Manufacture: United States
