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1934 · 014277 — New York City Housing Authority. First Printing. Publisher's original stiff red cardboard covers. Generally rubbed. Square hinges cracked but still firmly attached names written on the ffep. Ghost tape on inside hinge at title page and behind first fold out map which do not interfere with the type or map. Water mark on bottom of first three pages otherwise none. An interesting look into early 20th-century New York City criminology complete with twelve maps on the distribution of arrests juvenile delinquents misdemeanants felons petty offenders and female offenders in Brooklyn and Manhattan. According to the Foreword written by Langdon W. Post the chairman of the New York Housing Authority this was at the time the most thorough crime report of New York City that had ever been published. In archival cover. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1934. New York City Housing Authority hardcover