With so many historic buildings being torn down, it is important to document these beautiful details of a dying craft. It is a delightful book that will definitely alter the way you see things. (Gazette & Herald )
[M]akes a great coffee-table book to flip through casually, but also presents close-up images of finely detailed stone sculptures, which makes it a valuable addition to any stone sculptor's bookshelf. (Sculptural Pursuits ) A delightful collection of quirky faces and figures that people New York City buildings. An architectural impulse book, gift-sized and -priced, for those who love finding unknown corners of New York City. This collection of one hundred architectural details features brief introductions and contextual photographs to show the buildings on which the ornaments appear, the addresses, and transportation information.