Rare Books
"New York: Confidential!" 1948 LAIT, Jack and MORTIMER, Lee
$350
The Lowdown on the Big Town
LAIT, Jack and MORTIMER, Lee
[316] pp.
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
1948
8 1/4" x 5 5/8"
New York Confidential! is a 1948 book written by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer (Crown Publishers). It was written as a "travel guide" describing lurid things such as "reefer parties", house of prostitution, gambling dives, gay parties and organized crime.
The book is divided into four parts, "The Places", "The People", "The Lowdown" and "Behind the Scenes".