The City that Died of Greatness: An Alarmed New Yorker discusses what the Skyscrapers are doing to his Home Town
by Taylor, Deems
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: City Club of New York, 1929. Pamphlet. Very Good -. 8 p.; 21 cm. Stapled pamphlet. No date of publication; reprinted from Vanity Fair, Nov. 1928. A slightly humorous protest against the rapid increase in the construction of skyscrapers in New York City in the 1920s by Deems Taylor (1885-1966), the "dean of American music." Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: slightly soiled; p. 8 is browned; first page and last are starting to separate.
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- Seller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 007495
- Title
- The City that Died of Greatness: An Alarmed New Yorker discusses what the Skyscrapers are doing to his Home Town
- Author
- Taylor, Deems
- Format/Binding
- Pamphlet
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- City Club of New York
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; American History;
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
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About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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