Book, History, Finance, Wall Street, New York Stock Exchange, Moses King, Antique Book, 1897

Description Beginning in 1896, Moses King celebrated the city in his Views of New York, an impressive photographic survey that chronicled the streets and skylines of Manhattan and Brooklyn. King exulted in New York’s superiority in the realms of commerce, culture and technology, asserting, “New York stands unsurpassed anywhere on the globe.” The Views books were immensely popular and remain a fascinating record of New York’s evolving skyline. Full publication information: Moses King, 346 Broadway, New York. Condition: Generally very good, the contents and covers with only light toning and wear. Inner hinge restored by professional book binder — on most extant examples this is cracked unless otherwise properly restored. A superior example of the book, thus. Reference: Conn, Peter. “Edward Hopper and Turn-of-the-Century America.” University of Pennsylvania. September 1995. http://www.english.upenn.edu/~pconn/hopper.html#1 (27 August 2002).