New York
HISTORIC MAPS AND VIEWS OF NEW YORK
Written by Virga, Vincent
A first-of-its-kind collection of twenty-four historic maps and views of New York City, specially bound so they can be removed easily and framed in standard-size frames. Historic Maps and Views of New York is a unique and fascinating collection of twenty-four New York maps and views dating from the 1600s through the present.
NEW YORK 2000: ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM FROM THE BICENTENNIAL TO THE MILLENNIUM
Written by Tilove, Jacob
Touted by Publisher's Weekly as an unprecedented record, the new book in the New York series, New York 2000, is indeed an exceptional survey of this great city's architectural heritage. As the world's financial and cultural capital, New York demands the best in architectural design and balances the constant pressure to build with the need to preserve its historic fabric.
HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES
Written by Riis, Jacob A
Jacob Riis's illustrated tour of New York's slums had an immediate and extraordinary impact on society, inspiring reforms that changed the face of the city. In 1890, when the book was published, the Lower East Side was a landscape of teeming streets and filthy tenements crowded with immigrants living in dreadful conditions.
NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS
Written by Rajs, Jake
"A perfect guide to New York City - if you have been a visitor this will fill you with nostalgia, and if you have never visited this will inspire you to pack your bags!
MURDER OF THE CENTURY: THE GILDED AGE CRIME THAT SCANDALIZED A CITY AND SPARKED THE TABLOID WARS
Written by Collins, Paul
The "enormously entertaining" (The Wall Street Journal) account of a shocking 1897 murder mystery that "artfully re-create[s] the era, the crime, and the newspaper wars it touched off" (The New York Times) AN EDGAR NOMINEE FOR BEST FACT CRIME - "Fascinating . . .
VINTAGE POSTCARDS OF NEW YORK OE
Written by Alyce Aldige
A delightful collection of vintage and antique postcards of New York. This book presents a rare collection of more than 100 of the best vintage New York City postcards, providing a snapshot of how much the Big Apple has changed--and how much has remained recognizably the same.
ALL THE BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK
Written by Hancock, James Gulliver
A charmingly illustrated journey through New York City, neighborhood by neighborhood. All the Buildings in New York is a love letter to New York City, told through James Gulliver Hancock's unique and charming drawings of the city's diverse architectural styles and cityscape.
HELLO NEW YORK
Written by Rothman, Julia
Anyone who hearts New York will love this illustrated homage to the city.
TASCHEN'S NEW YORK 2/E
Written by Angelika Taschen
In a city that soars as high in the imagination as it does in its skyscrapers of steel and glass, a visitor can easily feel too dazzled to know where to begin. This updated edition of TASCHEN's New York guide does the reconnaissance for you, scouring uptown and downtown to bring you the most secret, stylish and exciting venues in the city that never sleeps.
KAFKA WAS THE RAGE: A GREENWICH VILLAGE MEMOIR
Written by Broyard, Anatole
"Nineteen forty-six was a good time - perhaps the best time - in the twentieth century. The war was over and there was a terrific sense of coming back, of repossessing life.
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