Piloting a single-engine biplane high above Washington D.C. in 1920, the intrepid inventor and aviation pioneer Sherman Fairchild first tested his custom-built sky camera, effectively founding the aerial photography company that would bear his name. Roaming America's skies for the next 40 years, the photographers of the Fairchild Aerial Survey Company documented nearly every major city in the United States. Their images, both maplike shots from high above, and low-angle raking views, form a definitive portrait of the ...
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Piloting a single-engine biplane high above Washington D.C. in 1920, the intrepid inventor and aviation pioneer Sherman Fairchild first tested his custom-built sky camera, effectively founding the aerial photography company that would bear his name. Roaming America's skies for the next 40 years, the photographers of the Fairchild Aerial Survey Company documented nearly every major city in the United States. Their images, both maplike shots from high above, and low-angle raking views, form a definitive portrait of the American landscape. Rescued from destruction in the 1970s, the Fairchild archive was scattered across the country. Painstakingly reassembled for this book, the images (many of which have never been seen before) are brought together here for the first time. This beautifully produced, large format book collects over 125 extraordinary images taken between the 1920s and the 1960s. The photographs, valued both as works of art and as tools for urban historians, often capture historic moments: the Capitol Building during Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first inauguration and Yankee Stadium during Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Others depict architectural landmarks: the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Washington Monument, Hoover Dam, and Alcatraz, to name a few. Some of the cities revealed in astonishing detail include: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, Berkeley, Boston, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Miam, i Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Oakland, Palo Alto, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Reno, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good in Good jacket. Folio Landscape. Book features over 125 classic photographs by the Fairchild photographers form a portrait of America's urban landscape. Dust jacket clean, spine ends and corners lightly bumped, closed tear to foot of rear cover 5cms, closed tear to corner at foot of rear cover 1.5 cms, boards clean, lightly edgeworn, aerial survey of Manhatten Island 1921 to endpapers, 126 pages clean, unmarked, text clear to read, black and white photographs clear, binding sound.
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Near Fine. No Jacket. Slim Folio. First Edition Stated and First Printing with full number line. A NEAR FINE copy-clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound in olive green hardcover with gilt titling on spine, blind embossed title on front. Cover is slightly edgeworn with rubbing to spine ends and corner tips with some white showing, Aerial photos of cites across the nation, beautifully rerproced in duotone. Foreword by Witold Rybczynski. Lacks dust jacket. 14-1/2 x 12-3/4"; 128 pages.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($50.00 price intact). Published by Princeton Architectural Press, 2001. Folio. Green boards stamped in silver. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. A lovely copy of this book of photography capturing aerial photos of America. 127 pages. ISBN: 9781568982991. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Stated First Edition, first printing with full number line in near fine/ very good condition. The pages are clean and crisp, with a little tanning at the edges, but no bent corners. Boards are solid, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has minor shelf wear. The book is in near like new condition with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
