Republic of Dreams: Greenwich Village: The American Bohemia

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Republic of Dreams: Greenwich Village: The American Bohemia

Name: Republic of Dreams: Greenwich Village: The American Bohemia
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Republic of Dreams: Greenwich Village: The American Bohemia, 1910-1960, Ross Wetzsteon — 1st Edition

Publication: New York, Simon & Schuster, 2002.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 640.

Condition Report: Very Good. The binding remains firm, square, and tight, displaying no signs of structural compromise, with the black cloth spine and grey paper boards holding their original shape well despite some minor rubbing to the extremities. The gilt lettering to the spine remains bright and unoxidised. Internally, the text block is clean, with the modern offset printing remaining crisp on the page, though the extremities of the leaves show some faint, expected age-toning and minor superficial marks to the fore-edge. The original dust jacket is present and largely intact, exhibiting some light shelf-wear and minor creasing along the top edge, though it remains a highly presentable example overall.

Catalogue Note: This copy is a true first edition, first printing, as confirmed by the complete number line descending to '1' on the copyright page.

While not a scarce title on the open market, finding the first printing in a well-preserved hardcover format with an intact dust jacket ensures its desirability for readers and casual collectors of New York social history.

The volume contains no significant prior ownership inscriptions or notable provenance markers, presenting as a straightforward, clean example of the initial publication.

Ross Wetzsteon's Republic of Dreams offers a sweeping, richly detailed chronicle of Greenwich Village during its golden age of cultural rebellion from 1910 to 1960. Rather than a dry chronological history, the book weaves together the vibrant, often interconnected lives of the visionaries, artists, and radicals who transformed a few square blocks of New York City into the epicentre of the American Bohemia. Through intimate portraits of figures ranging from Eugene O'Neill and Edna St. Vincent Millay to Emma Goldman and Jackson Pollock, Wetzsteon captures the explosive creativity, political fervour, and relentless nonconformity that defined the Village and permanently altered the trajectory of American culture.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Ross Wetzsteon

Book Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: History

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 640

Book Publication Year: 2002

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: New York, United States

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