New York Observed: Artists and Writers Look at the City, 1650 to the Present by Cohen, Barbara; Chwast, Seymour; Heller, Steven (Editors) - 1987

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc., Publishers, 1987. 1987 First Edition, printing unstated. NEAR FINE softcover edition, bound in stiff wrappers with color cover illustration by Seymour Chawst. With contributions by over 100 authors companioned by the works of 50 artists and illustrators, in both black and white and in color. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Slight marginal toning to wrapper but otherwise fine. Binding is firm with no creasing to spine, no splits or cracks. Slight rubbing to edges of wrapper but no tears, creases or chips. An entertaining romp through New York City packed with excerpts from New York City-centric writings by dozens of eminent authors such as James Baldwin, Theodore Dreiser, Jack Finney, Alfred Kazin, Helen Keller, John Lennon, Sinclair Lewis, Red Smith, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton and Thomas Wolfe. Artwork by fifty artists (Cecil Beaton, R.O. Blechman, Alexa Grace, Thomas Nast, Diego Rivera, Tony Sarg, Peter Sis and John Sloan to name a few) is interspersed throughout, in black & white and also several color reproductions. Introduction by Kate Simon. A very giftable copy! 8-1/2 x 11". 128 pages.. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Small 4to.