Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Fine dj. 2002 (c.2001). 2nd printing. Hardcover. [the teensiest bit of shelfwear to the book; none at all to the jacket]. (B&W photographs) This beautifully-produced bok presents "a tale of two cities, both called 'New York.' The first is a real city, an urban agglomeration of millions. The second is a mythic city, so rich in memory and association that to people everywhere it has come to seem real: the New York of films -- a magical city of the imagination that is as complex, dynamic, and familiar as its namesake of stone and steel. [The author] takes us from the tenement to the penthouse, from New York to Hollywood and back again, from 1896 to the present, all the while showing how the real and the mythic cities reflected, changed, and taught each other." ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this heavy book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order.**** . (Inventory #: 27965)