1939 New York in Etchings Book

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Very rare hardcover book printed in 1939, possibly for the New York World's Fair. Anton Schutz's incredible etchings of New … more Very rare hardcover book printed in 1939, possibly for the New York World's Fair. Anton Schutz's incredible etchings of New York and its atmospheric sights are printed in a limited edition of 2,500 copies of which this is number 1,514. Works are intaglio gravures from copper plates printed in Long Island City, NY for Bard Brothers, NY. Spiral bound with linen covered boards. 110pp. Really gorgeous! Bowling Green, Wall Street and Banking District, Trinity Church, Stock Exchange, Equitable Trust Bldg., Brooklyn Bridge, Woolworth, Garment Center, 42nd Street, Fifth Avenue, Radio City, Plaza Towers, Presbyterian Hospital, George Washington Bridge, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges, New York Life, Metropolis and Plaza Lights. With short essays on New York in Etchings, Short History of Etching, How Etchings are Made, and Biographical Sketch of Anton Schutz. less