Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma

By Paul Grondahl. Introduction by William Kennedy. Albany: Washington Park Press, (1997.) 1st edition. Signed by the author on the title page.

A monumental biography of Erastus Corning 2nd, the 11-term Democratic mayor of New York's capital and the face of its powerful political machine from 1942 until his death in 1983. [24], 568, + 32 pp., of b&w photos. Thick hardcover in dust jacket. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. VG+ overall. Clean and securely bound. Jacket is protected by a new, clear archival cover.