New York by Robinson; Werner Kruse - 1967

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1967. Hardcover. First American edition, 1967. Near Fine hardcover with light soiling. A nice copy. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Illustrations of New York City in the 1960s, as seen by the German artist Werner Kruse, known as Robinson. His signature style was to show both the inside and outside of a building simultaneously, the so-called "X-ray view." In breathtaking detail, Robinson explored the city from a Greenwich Village restaurant to Chinatown’s Mott Street; from a Museum of Modern Art exhibit to takeoffs and landings at Kennedy Airport; from Wall Street and the Stock Exchange to the Subway; from the Rockefeller Center ice rink to Times Square; and on and on. Unpaginated [62 pages]; monochrome illustrations and spot color throughout; 11.75 x 13.25 inches.