Description

Hardcover, large quarto bound in teal cloth and original publisher’s non price-clipped dust-jacket. 214 pages. Bibliography, Index. Profusely illustrated with 80 color and 150 duo-tone photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. A historically rich and visually spectacular journey through New York City between the two world wars focusing primarily on architecture, but also including sections on transportation, hotels, shops and shopping, drinking, dining and dancing and the 1939 World’s Fair. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. A very nice copy of the scarce first printing of this important study. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large, oversize book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.