Stanford White's New York by David Lowe - 1999-03-01

Softcover in Very Good Condition. Pages clean, bright, and unmarked. Binding tight and little evidence of use.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999. xii, 339 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Good+. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate edgewear to wraps. Another copy available. "A founding partner in the legendary architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White, Stanford White designed numerous urban masterpieces, including Judson Memorial Church, Washington Square Arch, Madison Square Garden, the Players, Metropolitan, and Colony Clubs, and now-vanished palazzi for a remarkable list of clients that included the Whitneys, the Vanderbilts, the Pulitzers, and the Stuyvesant Fishes. In the years since White's death, he has been both reviled as 'depraved' and praised as 'the greatest designer that this country has ever produced.' This amusing, scholarly, and elegant account of White's love affair with, and legacy to, New York City provides compelling evidence in support of the latter view." - Publisher. CONTENTS: 1. Born in New York; 2. Apprenticed to Richardson; 3. Paris… Read More

New York, N.Y.: Watson-Guptill Publications, March 1999. First Thus. Paper Back . Very Good. An architectural, biographical, and cultural/social profile, this brilliant evocation of White's life features a portfolio of unforgettable images of his priceless legacy to New York. Part architectural retrospective, part biography, and part cultural and social history, this volume is both a brilliant evocation of White's life and times and a portfolio of unforgettable images of his priceless legacy to New York. 141 illustrations. Small quarto. [8 & 1/4' x 10'] Complete number string. Mild foxing to textblock edges. [119 pp.]

Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1999 Revised Edition, Fine Softcover, 339 pages, 8.25" x 10". Stanford White (1853 – 1906) was an American architect. He was also a partner in the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, one of the most significant Beaux-Arts firms.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999. xii, 339 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First Printing. "A founding partner in the legendary architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White, Stanford White designed numerous urban masterpieces, including Judson Memorial Church, Washington Square Arch, Madison Square Garden, the Players, Metropolitan, and Colony Clubs, and now-vanished palazzi for a remarkable list of clients that included the Whitneys, the Vanderbilts, the Pulitzers, and the Stuyvesant Fishes. In the years since White's death, he has been both reviled as 'depraved' and praised as 'the greatest designer that this country has ever produced.' This amusing, scholarly, and elegant account of White's love affair with, and legacy to, New York City provides compelling evidence in support of the latter view." - Publisher. CONTENTS: 1. Born in New York; 2. Apprenticed to Richardson; 3. Paris Bound; 4. McKim, Mead & White; 5.… Read More

8vo, 119p., ill paperback, b&w ill., revised ed.

New York: Doubleday, 1992. Softbound. VG+ (as new but for gallery owner's sticker on spine and stamp on one of the end papers).. BW illustrated wraps. xi, 337 pp. Profusely illustrated in bw. Part architectural retrospective, part biography, and part social history, this book is a fascinating evocation of White's life and times, and a splendid album of New York's most elegantly beautiful era.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Watson-Guptill, 1999-03-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Watson-Guptill. New. 1999. Paperback. 0823049140 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 352 pages, 141 illus. , 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- .