Laura Rosen “Manhattan Shores: An Expedition Around the Island’s Edge” Vintage Hardcover 1998

Manhattan Shores: An Expedition Around the Island’s Edge
A visual and historical record documenting the complete perimeter of Manhattan Island through monochrome photography and detailed narrative text.
Laura Rosen captures the changing waterfront landscapes, historic architectural structures, piers, and public spaces along the shoreline.
This work serves as a reference for New York City urban history and architectural development at the end of the twentieth century.

#### **Book Details**
* **Author:** Laura Rosen
* **Illustrator:** Laura Rosen (Photographs); Map by Jack Scott
* **Publisher:** Thames and Hudson
* **Binding:** HARDCOVER
* **Edition Points:** First American Edition, 1998. Dust jacket original $35.00 price intact on front flap. ISBN 0-500-54221-X.  Front pastedown forms a three panel foldout map.

#### **Condition Report**
* **Overall Grade:** Book: Near Fine (NF) / Jacket: Near Fine (NF)
* **Cover & Spine:** Black paper-wrapped boards with bright copper foil spine and front cover lettering. Spine ends are firm and flat with some light surface wear at  corners.  Back board upper corner is bumped
* **Dust Jacket:** Unclipped jacket showing has a bit of surface rubbing on the back panel, most apparent at the top edge near the spine.
* **Text Block & Pages:** Off-white, clean pages displaying high-contrast photographic plates. The fold-out map inside the front cover remains crisp and uncreased.  No damage or writing to pages.
* **Binding:** Square and tight throughout; hinges fully sound.

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