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Danny Lyon
Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description
- Danny Lyon
- The Destruction Of Lower Manhattan. (New York & Toronto, Ontario): The Macmillan Company, (1969).
- Ink and paper
4to. 10 1/2 by 9 1/4 in.; 26.7 by 23.5 cm.
First Edition, illustrated with reproductions of Danny Lyon's photographs of downtown urban renewal. Silver-stamped black cloth, photo-pictorial dust jacket. Red remainder mark not affecting the illustrations or the text.
First Edition, illustrated with reproductions of Danny Lyon's photographs of downtown urban renewal. Silver-stamped black cloth, photo-pictorial dust jacket. Red remainder mark not affecting the illustrations or the text.
Condition
Good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
In 1966, a large part of Lower Manhattan faced a demolition job of staggering magnitude. More than 24 city blocks would be razed to allow for a wave of development that included an access ramp for the Brooklyn Bridge, the expansion of Pace University, and office buildings, shops and housing. Danny Lyon moved into a loft on Williams Street the same year, in the midst of an empty, abandoned neighborhood.
His project to document the disappearance of the buildings of 19th-century mercantile New York resulted in this appealing photo-book showing New York as a ghost town.
His project to document the disappearance of the buildings of 19th-century mercantile New York resulted in this appealing photo-book showing New York as a ghost town.