signed first edition
2006 · New York
by [Carrère, John Mervin]; [Hastings, Thomas]; Hewitt, Mark Alan; Lemos, Kate; Morrison, William; Warren, Charles D.; LeClerc, Paul; Greenberg, Alan
New York: Acanthus Press, 2006. First edition. Near in near fine dust jackets.. Signed first edition of this lavish two-volume set tracing the work of the influential Beaux-Arts architectural firm responsible for such landmarks as the New York Public Library and the Manhattan Bridge. From their first commission of the Ponce de León Hotel to their late 1920s New York skyscrapers, Carrère & Hastings perfectly married classical inspirations with modern elegance. They were "at the nexus of a generation of architects who solidified the ideals of the American Renaissance" (introduction), and helped establish the refined vernacular of monumental buildings (truncated)