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Excerpt from King''s Handbook of New York City: An Outline History and Description of the American Metropolis, With Over One Thousand Illustrations From Photographs Made Expressly for This Work
In the second edition the revisions and additions were made by Mr. Sweetser and the undersigned, with the cooperation of more than people, who have kindly made revisions or substitutes for the parts in which they had direct interest. Historical works, newspapers, special reports and hundreds of other sources of information, too numerous to permit of specific acknowledgment, have been utilized.
The illustrations are almost wholly from specially-made photographs, upwards of negatives having been made by Arthur Chiar, who has shown remarkable skill in photographing exceedingly difficult subjects. Some photographs were made by Frank E. Parshley, john S. Johnston, C. C. Langill and others. The designs for the cover linings and the series of bird''s-eye views were made by the new-york Photogravure Company, the President of which is Ernest Edwards.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
In the second edition the revisions and additions were made by Mr. Sweetser and the undersigned, with the cooperation of more than people, who have kindly made revisions or substitutes for the parts in which they had direct interest. Historical works, newspapers, special reports and hundreds of other sources of information, too numerous to permit of specific acknowledgment, have been utilized.
The illustrations are almost wholly from specially-made photographs, upwards of negatives having been made by Arthur Chiar, who has shown remarkable skill in photographing exceedingly difficult subjects. Some photographs were made by Frank E. Parshley, john S. Johnston, C. C. Langill and others. The designs for the cover linings and the series of bird''s-eye views were made by the new-york Photogravure Company, the President of which is Ernest Edwards.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Moses King
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265903285
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 5.4 cm
Page Count - 1016
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Moses King
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528215350
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 5.4 cm
Page Count - 1018
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