The Jew of New York Published by Pantheon Books. The book is a graphic novel is set in New York in 1825. The book has a square format and has bare cardboard covers which features embedded images and text. The blurb has been printed on thick paper and fits around the back cover of the book. The endpapers feature an illustrated map of New York highlighting plumbing features such as public and private fountains, as well as text and accompanying illustrations all named under The Lake Erie Soda-Water Company. 1998