A reprint of an edition originally published in 1969 by Atheneum Books. Presents a collection of some 250 fine b&w photographs, most taken by the author, an architectural photographer, covering the city and state of New York. Emphasizes great mansions of Manhattan and the Hudson Valley, along with churches, clubs, and hotels designed by fashionable architects, and some more prosaic structures. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.