Manhattan Water-Bound: Planning and Developing Manhattan's Waterfront from the Seventeenth Century to the Present by Buttenwieser, Ann L - 1987

New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York University Press, 1987. This book is an account of three centuries of the development of Manhattan's waterfront, with case studies of the Dock Development Plan and the Chelsea piers, Riverside Park, the East River Drive, and the Vladeck Houses; although primarily a history of physical expansion, it also examines the diverse groups and individuals who influenced the forms it took; includes 35 photographs and 15 maps (blue cloth with gold lettering on spine; green dust jacket with black lettering, photo of Manhattan Island on the front; a bright, clean, tight copy). Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.