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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine condition. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine DJ (price clipped). Anderson, Rus (jacket art) (illustrator). First Edition. New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1972. 7.5" wide by 10" tall. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh and crisp. Bound in the original turquoise cloth. Handsomely illustrated with vintage maritime prints, engravings, and a few photos. Endpaper maps of the South Street area show lower Manhattan in the early 1800s. Full wraparound Dust Jacket art by Rus Anderson. During the Great Age of Sail, from about 1828 until the middle of the 19th century, South Street in New York City was called the STREET OF SHIPS. This is a history of the area along the East River, and its reconstruction to preserve New York City's maritime heritage. The book has chapters on the port's Heyday; Shipbuilding; The Ships; The Merchants of South Street; and Immigration. From the Dust Jacket: "Here is the story of the great days when South Street was bordered by all sorts of sailing ships, such as the famous WAVERTREE, when hordes of immigrants arrived in America, when all sorts of cargo was constantly being loaded and unloaded, when the excitement of it all was typical of a very busy port." Keywords: Sailing Ships. Clipper Ships. Steamers. Maritime history. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Near Fine DJ (price clipped). Illus. by Anderson, Rus (jacket art). (x), 114pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.