Editore: Princeton Architectural Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1999
ISBN 10: 1568981813 ISBN 13: 9781568981819
Da: Bookshelfillers, Merchantville, NJ, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. McGrath, Norman (illustratore). First Edition. 1st Edit 1st print, lightly used large hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition, no marks or writing, binding tight, dust jacket is bright and glossy; beatiful photograps, includes section on Twin Towers of WTC.; tracking confirmation incl.
Editore: Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 1999
ISBN 10: 1568981813 ISBN 13: 9781568981819
Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 175 pp., w/ bibliography and glossary; profusely illustrated in color. This work presents the 75 most significant tall buildings that make the New York skyline world famous (including the now lost World Trade Center Towers). Each skyscaper is illustrated with full-page color photographs by McGrath as well as architectural drawings, models, archival images, postcards and other ephemera. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Quarto.
Editore: Princeton Architectural Press August 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 1568985452 ISBN 13: 9781568985459
Da: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Used - Very Good. New York City is a lot of things, but most of all it's a city of skyscrapers. From the cake-icing Gothic detailing of the Woolworth Building to the shimmering Art Deco of the Chrysler Building, tall buildings make Manhattan the ideal image of a city. 'Manhattan Skyscrapers' was the first book to document the highs and highers of the Big Apples search for the sky. With its authoritative text by 'New York Times' contributor Eric Nash, newly commissioned photos by Norman McGrath, and archival images of the city, the book became the reference work on the skyline. The city skyline changed dramatically on September 11, 2001, when its southern anchors, the World Trade Center towers, were attacked and destroyed. While mourning their loss, the city has continued to carry on its tradition of building. The new structures that have arrivedthe green skyscraper of the Cond Nast Building, The Donald's soaring residential Trump World Tower, the hopeful Freedom Tower planned for Ground Zeroprove that the New York attitude still thrives. This new edition of 'Manhattan Skyscrapers' covers ten new buildings including the glittering new LVMH tower and represents seventy-five historical structures, with such recent renovations as Louis Sullivan's Bayard-Condit Building. A new introduction by Skyscraper Museum Director Carol Willis adds insight into the city in the 21st century. This book is a must for both the serious student of architecture and the casual collector of all things New York. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.
Editore: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999
Da: Collectors Bookstore, Antwerpen, Belgio
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Manhattan skyscrapers Special Collection by Eric Peter Nash; Norman Mcgrath. Published by Princeton Architectural Pr in 1999. Hardcover. The city of New York is the city of skyscrapers. Every first-time visitor to Manhattan experiences the awe of gazing up at the soaring stone, steel, and glass towers of Wall Street or Midtown, and wonders how those structures came to be built. Manhattan S. Collectible item in very fine condition.