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New York in Postcards 1880-1980
Adam, Andreas; Goldberger, Paul; Lydecker, Kent. Ed(S): Kramer, Thomas; Adam, Andreas
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Description for New York in Postcards 1880-1980
Hardback. New York - quintessential metropolis and global icon - shown in a vast variety of views that form a unique kaleidoscope of more than 900 full-colour plates. Editor(s): Kramer, Thomas; Adam, Andreas. Num Pages: 560 pages, 900 col. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 227 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2520.
The development of New York from colonial fur trading hub of New Amsterdam into one of the most vibrant and exciting cities on earth has been documented many times. Countless films, songs, photographs and books tell the story of this quintessential metropolis and global icon. But this lavish, beautiful volume offers a new perspective through Andreas Adam's vast collection of rare picture postcards that recount the city's changing identity and culture over a century. The 900 vintage cards in New York in Postcards 1880-1980, organised by subject and geographic area, bring to life the look and feel of their ... Read more
The development of New York from colonial fur trading hub of New Amsterdam into one of the most vibrant and exciting cities on earth has been documented many times. Countless films, songs, photographs and books tell the story of this quintessential metropolis and global icon. But this lavish, beautiful volume offers a new perspective through Andreas Adam's vast collection of rare picture postcards that recount the city's changing identity and culture over a century. The 900 vintage cards in New York in Postcards 1880-1980, organised by subject and geographic area, bring to life the look and feel of their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag Switzerland
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Zurich, Switzerland
ISBN
9783858817136
SKU
V9783858817136
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99-15
About Adam, Andreas; Goldberger, Paul; Lydecker, Kent. Ed(S): Kramer, Thomas; Adam, Andreas
Thomas Kramer is managing director and chief editor of Scheidegger & Spiess Publishers since 2006. Andreas Adam, born 1945, graduated in architecture from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich in 1971 and runs his own architectural studio in Zurich. He also curates exhibitions and has contributed to various books and journals, and works as a painter and art ... Read more
Reviews for New York in Postcards 1880-1980
"New York in Postcards, 1880-1980 provides a dual prism for viewing the city. . . . The book serves as both an architectural history and a history of ways of seeing the city."
Sam Roberts "New York Times " "These postcards bring us back to a New York that possessed glamour and drama and warmth, in even measure: a city ... Read more
Sam Roberts "New York Times " "These postcards bring us back to a New York that possessed glamour and drama and warmth, in even measure: a city ... Read more