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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Waste of money May 19, 2010
By EllenB
This is an expensive book of moderate-quality photos of building exteriors, with addresses & architects noted. Apparently you're supposed to tote this book around with you so that when you spot a building you like, you can see if it's in the book and then look it up online for interior photos (if there are any real estate listings) and floor plans. There are only a handful of floor plans and interior photos in this book. I love prewar apartments and I'm always interested in who designed them but I returned this.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 An indispensable guide to Prewars Jun 22, 2010
By C. rea
Prewars are New York's much loved bastion of the city good life. Homes in the sky, that we often fall in love with the second we walk through the front door.
Prewar Shopping is superb insider's guide, like the Wine Spectator, not a coffee table book. Or like an art gallery catalogue, as prewars really are an art form, it's an exceptional overview of the buildings in the different neighborhoods. Yet, not just the fabulous ones few of us can afford. And lists pretty much every prewar on major streets like Park Avenue, West End or Riverside Drive, and the architect for each.
You quickly realize, by flipping through it, that there are a lot of fine buildings by architects other than Candela and Emery Roth. Schwartz & Gross, Platt, or the Blum brothers. Finally, a list of where to find the coveted Bing & Bing buildings. And beautiful pockets of the city, like West 106th street by Riverside Park.
The book is indispensable if you're going to search for a prewar to buy. And is immensely helpful in finding lesser known Roth's and Candela's. We found so many great buildings I would never have otherwise known about, like Astor Court, at 210 West 89th Street by Charles Platt. Or the ivy covered 640 West End Avenue.
Though the quality of the printing is so-so, I really like that it's print-on-demand, meaning there's no book stock lying around in a warehouse, meaning it's better for the environment. Print what is needed.
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