Author: [White, Richard Grant].
Title: The Chronicles of Gotham. By the Author of "the New Gospel of Peace". Book First. (Part 1 Only).
Description: New York: G. W. Carleton & Co. Publishers / London: S. Low, Son & Co. 1871. 1871. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed orange wrappers. The binding is heavily soiled & chipped with a large piece out of the front edge of the rear wrap & smaller pieces out of the corners, edges & spine. There is creasing to the front wrap & there is a number glued to its bottom edge. 43 pages plus 4-page publisher's catalog. A bookseller's listing is glued to the front endpaper. There is a pencil mark to page 16 & the last page of the catalog is soiled with its bottom corner creased. Good working copy.

First edition.

A satire on Cornelius Vanderbilt and the ways of Wall Street [here Ouahlstrete] and New York City, written in a biblical style. A second part was publi8shed in 1872.

Scarce. Good .

Keywords: SATIRE; ECONOMICS; WALL STREET; NEW YORK STATE; NEW YORK CITY; LAW; CORRUPTION; CITY GOVERNMENT; CHRONICLES OF GOTHAM; RICHARD GRANT WHITE; CORNELIUS VANDERBILT; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

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