Scheda del Libro

Fotografie: Bernard Hermann

Titolo: New York

Editore: Harry N. Abrams / Les Éditions du Pacifique

Anno: 1977

Illustrazioni: 186 fotografie a colori

Testi: Gilbert Millstein

Copertina: Morbida

Pagine: (non num.)

Stato di conservazione: Come Nuovo

Descrizione

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ew York City's special flavor and hard-edged beauty are captured in this kaleidoscopic view. An affectionate and intimate text by New York newsman/novelist Gilbert Millstein and brilliant all-color photographs by Bernard Hermann portray the vastness and diversity of the Big Apple. New York shows us the ever-changing cityscape and ethnic makeup of the city-pagoda-shaped telephone booths in Chinatown, top-hatted hansom cab drivers at the Plaza, furhatted Hasidic Jews in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, fantastic murals on the tenements of Spanish Harlem, and spectacular panoramas and sweeping skylines from across the Hudson and from the Brooklyn Heights promenade.

Gilbert Millstein's sharp-eyed, anecdotal portrait of the city takes in all its facets, from a chapter devoted to Harlem past and present, to a section detailing the quiet places in a sometimes-too-bustling metropolis. Not only does New York serve as a fine souvenir and guide. It will also stimulate memories of the people, places, and drama.that are New York - and as such it makes a lasting addition to any bookshelf.