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Limited edition New York book with "tower" display case

Item Number
120
Estimated Value
2500 USD
Leading Bid
135 USD
Number of Bids
2  -  Bid History

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Item Description

New York is the world’s greatest book about the world’s greatest city, containing the largest assimilation of art, photography and writing ever assembled on the subject. Two years in the making, its narrative spans the city’s entire five-hundred year history, from its rural beginnings in the early sixteenth-century, when the land was occupied by Lenape Native Americans, right through to the bustling metropolis that it is today. Comprising of thirty-three chapters, the book covers every aspect of the New York story, including history, architecture, design, art, fashion, music, film, television, dance, sport and 9/11. Comprised of 33 chapters, including archive pieces from David Remnick, Gay Talese and EB White, with unseen photography sourced by hand from American archives featuring works by Jacob Riis, Diane Arbus, and Annie Leibovitz. 

Print run strictly limited to 1000 individually numbered copies.
Unseen photography sourced by hand from American archives.
Giant format (42cms x 32cms or 16.5” x 12.6”). 756 pages.
Luxurious production - hand finished in fine Italian silk.
Presented within a striking ‘tower’ display case standing 52cms or 20.5” high.

Content Highlights:

Original America — the dramatic birth of Manhattan. (p.30)
The Punctured Sky — breathtaking NY architecture. (p.188)
The New York 20 — the most influential New Yorkers of all time. (p.652)
New Classics — NY’s most amazing photographs. (p.726)
Stars in the Street — Robert De Niro and Al Pacino hang out. (p.698)
Shoot to Capture — NY as seen by its best ever photographers. (p.298)
Hard Glamour — the best of NY fashion, then and now. (p.554)
9/11 — a special tribute, by David Remnick, John Updike and Don DeLillo. (p.662)”

Created by Ben Arogundade for Gloria Books.