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Used-Very Good. Andras Kaldor is a Hungarian artist living in England who specialises in architectural paintings. His first book, Opera Houses of Europe, chronicled the architectural splendours of the opera lover's world. In his new work he crosses the Atlantic to survey the no less splendid buildings of New York, concentrating mainly on those designed and constructed at the end of the nineteenth century. Most of the buildings featured are included in the New York City Preservation Commission's list. Kaldor features the main fa ades as well as finer architectural details of some fifty historic New York landmarks ranging from the US Custom House and the Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan, through the Flatiron Building, the Empire State Building, Grand Central Station and St Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown and the Metropolitan Museum, the Dakota and the Frick Collection uptown. Fully detailed map endpapers, designed by Kaldor specifically for this purpose, allow the book to be used as a guide book for tourists-A representative selection of late 19th-early 20th century New York buildings. -Includes main facades and finer architectural details of some 50 historic landmarks. -A fitting follow-up to the author's earlier work on European opera houses. BEAUTIFUL COPY! ! ! wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector...
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New. 1851493980. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--96 pages; 108 color illustrations. Description: "Andras Kaldor is a Hungarian artist living in England who specializes in architectural paintings. His first book, Opera Houses of Europe, chronicled the architectural splendors of the opera lover's world. In his new work he crosses the Atlantic to survey the no less splendid buildings of New York, concentrating mainly on those designed and constructed at the end of the nineteenth century. Most of the buildings featured are included in the New York City Preservation Commission's list. Kaldor features the main façades as well as finer architectural details of some fifty historic New York landmarks ranging from the US Custom House and the Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan, through the Flatiron Building, the Empire State Building, Grand Central Station and St Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown and the Metropolitan Museum, the Dakota and the Frick Collection uptown. Fully detailed map endpapers, designed by Kaldor specifically for this purpose, allow the book to be used as a guide book for tourists visiting the city. The artist, Andras Kaldor, was born in Hungary but now lives in Dartmouth, Devon. He specializes in paintings of buildings. He is the author and illustrator of Opera Houses of Europe, New York and Great Opera Houses. He has exhibited widely on both sides of the Atlantic."--with a bonus offer--
