Color New York
19851002766New York: Timbre Books 1985. First edition of this architectural coloring book by New Yorker illustrator Roxie Munro whose line drawings of New York City buildings are paired with passages about the city from famous New Yorkers. Featured landmarks include St. Patrick's Cathedral 1878 the Brooklyn Bridge 1883 the Dakota 1884 Carnegie Hall 1891 the Flatiron 1902 Grand Central Terminal 1913 the Chrysler Building 1930 the Empire State Building 1931 the Guggenheim Museum 1959 the Metropolitan Opera House 1966 the World Trade Center 1974 and Philip Johnson's AT&T Building now Sony Tower 1983. Songwriter Sammy Cahn one of the New Yorkers whose words accompany Munro's drawings sums up the spirit of the project: "If they ever finish New York it's finished!" A near-fine example of a remarkable book never colored. Side-stapled volume measuring 11 x 8.5 inches: 10 65 5. Original glossy color pictorial wrappers. Black-and-white line drawings throughout text. Wrappers lightly sunned. Timbre Books unknown books
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