ABOUT THIS BOOK: Rise of the New York Skyscraper: 1865-1913 Paperback – January 1, 1996 by Sarah Bradford Landau (Author), Carl W. Condit (Author). This prizewinning book chronicles the history of New York`s first skyscrapers, challenging conventional wisdom that it was in Chicago, not New York, that the skyscraper was born. Drawing on rich contemporary sources to show how remarkable developments in commerce, land use, technology, design, and zoning law enabled architects and engineers to create the first tall buildings, the authors claim New York City was beyond doubt the birthplace of skyscraper form and construction techniques.

Condition: Good. Packed in a BOX with padding. Ships same or next day (weekdays and Saturdays)! Ships from California. (See Photos)! Pages: not written on, clean, bright, odor free. Cover: clean, bright, edges - curl to front bottom edge and front bottom corner, peeling to cover coating at back bottom corner.