| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 6421 |  | Details | Edwards, Robert | 1924 |
| Scarce pictorial 1st ed map of Greenwich Village New York |
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Edwards, Robert |
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| 1924 |
| LOC:300 |
| $365.00 | Edwards--Robert | Scarce-pictorial-1st-ed-map-of-Greenwich-Village-New-York | Scarce presumed 1st edition map of Greenwich Village, New York copyrighted by Robert Edwards in 1924. More that 50 locations in Greenwich Village are identified numerically and correspond to an included advertising section "Mr. Quill's Guide" where advertisers could feature their establishments for one dollar per line per month. According to the guide <b>"Places marked with a double asterisk ** sell booze to anybody."</b>
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Locations identified on the map include:
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<li>The Green Goat -- 97 West 3rd Street "Booze, gambling, and murders committed to order."</li>
<li>The Jolly Friars </li>
<li>Joseph Kling -- 3 Christopher Street. "International book shop. Rarest prints and originals."</li>
<li>The Four Trees -- 4 Christopher Street. "Soft music that inspires synthetic moonlight, glamour, charm and romance fortified by delicious food. Here the editor dines and dances."</li>
<li>The Blue Horse.</li>
<li>Cherry Lane Theater.</li>
<li>De Pamphilis Press -- 51 Greenwich Avenue. "The cheesy printer who makes this nifty book."</li>
<li>MacDougal Alley.</li>
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Robert "Bobby" Edwards (1879-1948) attended Chase Art School and later moved to Greenwich Village New York where he had a career as an artist, writer, performer, and maker of Ukuleles. Edwards advertised himself as <br>
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“Maker of the Ukalyptos, Second Cousin of the Ukulele. Painting, Poetry, Movie Acting, Music, Singing, Illustrating and General Art Work Neatly Done. Also Contracts Taken to Make Restaurants Famous. Terms for Singing at Parties on Application. Also Portrait Photography.”
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Bobby Edwards edited the Greenwich Village magazine, The Quill and contributed songs, gossip, verse and this early pictorial map. Price includes complete "The Quill". Vol 15. July 1924. No. 1. Light card cover. 31 pages.
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