New York for New Yorkers : a historical treasury and guide to the buildings and monuments of Manhattan / Liza M. Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Liza M.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--New York (State)--New York--Guidebooks.

Architecture.

New York (State)--New York.

Buildings--Guidebooks--New York (State)--New York.

Buildings.

New York (State).

New York (N.Y.)--Guidebooks.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

vii, 113 pages ; illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton, 1995.

Summary:

An eye-opening view of the rich architectural development of the city--beginning with the West India Trade Company and Peter Minuit's purchase of the island in the early 17th century, this book tracks the history of the built city through over 400 color photos and descriptions of existing structures to provide a better understanding of what is seen, who built it and why.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0393038831

OCLC:

32393890