Andy White has been among my favorite authors for most of my life. I had heard of this book, but never saw it in a store, so finding it here, I had to imbibe. It is a wonderful snapshot of New York in the flush, lush postwar world. And it is timeless, because New York, tho much changed in the 70-plus years since he wrote this, is still the New York he describes.

This is a longish essay, not a book, undeserving of its lofty price.

Way overpriced for a book of this length.