JACOBS, JANE. The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Tall 8vo, publisher's cloth, light rubbing to spine tips, bump to top of front boards; price-clipped dust jacket, unevenly tanned, dampstain and spotting to front panel, dust soiling; offsetting to a few pages from laid in clippings, front hinge cracked with partial separation, Doris Diether ownership stamp to front free endpaper. First edition, second printing, presention copy affectionately inscribed: "Warmest regards to Jack Diether, a valued friend and an admirable fighter for Greenwich Village and New York City. Sincerely, Jane Jacobs. Jan. 1962." Inscribed to the husband of Doris Diether, the latter a well-known Greenwich Village preservationist who was among the leaders who opposed Robert Moses' controversial plans to reshape the city. "Her challenge to Moses was her introduction to civic engagement. It led to collaborations in the late 1950s with the visionary urbanist Jane Jacobs and others who resisted Moses proposals" (New York Times, 24 September 2021 obituary). (New York): Random House, (1961)