Manhattan Lightscape (Hardcover)

by Nathaniel Lieberman (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Taken from high atop New York's skyscrapers and from its bridges and boulevards, these 55 vistas portray the world's most powerful city as we have only imagined it in our dreams. Master architectural photogapher Nathaniel Lieverman captures the Brooklyn Bridge illuminated by a burst of fireworks during the celebration of its centenary, the glass-and-steel grid of the Jacob Javits Center twinkling futuristically, and the entire length of Central Park in each of the seasons.

With an introduction by Winter's Tale author Mark Helprin, quotes celebrating New York by a host of literary residents and visitors--past and present--and a spectacular arial view of Manhattan, this volume is the ultimate gift book for anyone who has ever romanced the stones of this remarkable city.

From the Publisher
This luminous photographic collection highlights New York City's most breathtaking views and grandest buildings.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Hardcover: 124 pages
• Publisher: Abbeville Press; 1st edition (December 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558591214
• ISBN-13: 978-1558591219
• Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 11.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #496,697 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in this category: (What's this?)

  #70 in

  Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Travel > United States > Mid Atlantic

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A most artistic and beautiful composition of NYC photos., October 3, 1997

By	[e-mail] (St.Louis) - See all my reviews

After reading many architecture and photography books about NYC I knew this book was a keeper when I noticed it at a used book store in Boston. I have yet to find a more visceral or beautiful collection of photos about the great city. Likewise, the collection of prose is equally captivating and informative to read.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best New York picture book!!, July 30, 2001

By A Customer

THE best picture book about NY: photographers managed to catch the beautiful light that makes New York so magical!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great New York City pictures, November 26, 2008

By	Kelly P "so many books too little time" (Lumberton, NC) - See all my reviews

If you love New York City and can't live there this will help. The pictures are fantastic and the photographer, Nathaniel Lieberman, gives a description of what each picture is and where it was taken, including buildings, streets and avenues. The center of the book has Central Park, taken during each of the four seasons, with a description and also drawings of the park. This is the kind of book that each time you look at it you find things you didn't see the last time. Great book!