King's Views of New York City (A Major Association Copy)

New York: Moses King, 1903. Cloth. Very Good. A very important Association copy -- and a significant piece of turn-of-the-century New York history. INSCRIBED BY MOSES KING (in February 1904) TO ADOLPH S. OCHS, THE PUBLISHER AND OWNER OF THE NEW YORK TIMES (1896-1935) AND A MAJOR FORCE IN THE GROWTH OF NEW YORK AS A WORLD-CLASS CITY. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1903 installation of this photographic tribute to New York, both overseen and published by the powerful Moses King, himself a formidable figure in the world of New York movers and shakers. This copy is solid and VG to VG+ in its tan cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Light wear at the spine ends and the tips, mild rubbing along the front panel's bottom-edge and very light soiling to the rear panel. Folio, hundreds of crisp black-and-white plates glorifying the city's architectural acheivements. Laid-into this copy is a hand-sewn, uncommon 1933 booklet called "Adolph S. Ochs at Seventy-Five", which pays tribute to the publisher's accomplishments from the perspective of Jewish theology and ideals.