Grand Central Terminal: City Within the City (Inscribed Association Copy)

Language: English

Published by The Municipal Art Society of New York, New York, 1982

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First edition of what remains one of the essential books on Grand Central Station’s architecture, history, and urban significance. Edited by Deborah Nevins and published in 1982 by The Municipal Art Society of New York at the culmination of the landmark preservation campaign that secured the Terminal’s future. 4to (9.25” x 12.25”), pictorial boards, 143 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. With a foreword by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and essays by Deborah Nevins, Elliot Willensky, Elaine Abelson, Milton R. Newman, David Bonderman, and Hugh Hardy, the volume examines Grand Central as the organizing nucleus of Midtown Manhattan—its celebrated "city within the city." Presentation copy warmly inscribed by Deborah ("Debby") Nevins to eminent architectural historian Carol Herselle Krinsky: "For Carol who made the other city within the city famous. Debby.” The inscription constitutes a pointed scholarly tribute to Krinsky's landmark 1978 studyRockefeller Center,‍ whose reinterpretation of that complex permanently reshaped its place within the literature of American architecture. A superior scholarly association copy with an unusually perceptive inscription linking two landmark interpretations of New York architecture.…

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Title
Grand Central Terminal: City Within the City (Inscribed Association Copy)
Author
Deborah Nevins, editor; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (foreword), Elliot Willensky et al
Publisher
The Municipal Art Society of New York, New York
Publication year
1982
Condition
Very good
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Inscribed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Item weight
2 pounds
Dimensions
9.25 inches width by 12.25 inches height by 0.75 inches depth
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Architecture, Signature

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