About this title: This offers the first broad treatment of the city in both its historic and its contemporary aspects. "For distinction, entertainment, information, scholarship, and general human interest [this] is one of the most distinguished books" (Forum). Index; photographs.
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Co
Date Published: 1938
Description: Fair. Hardcover without jacket. Ex-Library with associated markings. Hinges repaired; tape along edges. Text appears unmarked. Readable and serviceable but not pretty. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & Co, New York
Date Published: 1938
Description: Good + No Jacket. 8vo. Stated first edition. 586 pp. POS on rear pastedown, text appears unmarked. Toning/foxing to page edges, thumbprint size spot of soiling at tail edge of first 60 pp, not affecting text. Binding solid, light edge wear to boards. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg
Date Published: 1938
Description: Good. Ex-library copy with typical markings and attachments. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt Brace and Co.
Date Published: 1946
Description: Very Good. No DJ; Jacket condition: None. Clean, attractive copy. Blue cloth binding. 586 pages. Your order on its way to you by the next business day! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Secker and Warburg, London
Date Published: 1944
Description: Good. Binding of blue cloth is solid, but front hinge netting exposed, pages lightly browned, but clean and prev. owner inscription. 530pp, with several pages of b/w illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and company, New York
Date Published: 1938
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Few library markings, clean text, tight binding. xii, 586 p. plates. 24 cm. Includes Plates. Bibliography: p. 497-552. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace, New York
Description: [1968]. (Hardcover) Good to very good, no dust jacket. 586pp. Photographs, illustrations, bibliography, index. Edgewear, top of spine tugged and split, previous owner's inscription. (Architecture, Cities and Towns, Culture, Urbanization) read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Secker & Warburg, London
Date Published: 1938
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Endpapers browned. Small stains by tender part of title page hinge. Last two leaves dogeared. Illustrated. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg
Date Published: 1938
Description: Black & White Illustrations. Good (BELOW AVERAGE) HARDBACK. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Browned endpapers. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! read more
Description: Very good. 4th printing 1958 Harcourt Brace hard cover-former library book whose evidence is label inside cover and at binding envelop inside back cover-a very clean fine solid tight copy-enjoy. read more
Edition: 3rd Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Secker & Warburg, London
Date Published: 1944
Description: Description: xii, 530 p. plates. 24 cm. Subjects: Cities and towns. City planning. Regional planning. Notes: Bibliography: p. 497-552. Extensively photo-plate illustrated. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. 1. pp. 530. read more
Description: Description: xii, 530 p.; 23 cm. Subjects: Cities and towns. City planning. Regional planning. Notes: Includes index. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. 1. pp. 530. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and company, New York
Date Published: 1938
Description: While Mumford's writing exhibits much original research and a uniquely "Mumfordian" approach to history and technology, his... Good. No dust jacket. No marks mar the text. xii, 586 p. plates. 24 cm. Includes Plates. Stated first edition. 586 pp. text appears unmarked. Binding solid, light edge wear to boards. read more
Edition: 3rd Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Secker & Warburg, London
Date Published: 1944
Description: Description: xii, 530 p. plates. 24 cm. Subjects: Cities and towns. City planning. Regional planning. Notes: Bibliography: p. 497-552. Extensively photo-plate illustrated. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. read more
Description: Description: xii, 530 p.; 23 cm. Subjects: Cities and towns. City planning. Regional planning. Notes: Includes index. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. 1938 Harcourt Brace & Company hard cover-stated First Edition-no dust jacket-some staining to page edge-1st page removed-otherwise cover is very good binding strong contents clean-this is a very nice collectible of this rare book-enjoy. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. 1938 Harcourt Brace & Company hard cover-stated First Edition-no dust jacket-some staining to page edge-1st page removed-otherwise cover is very good binding strong contents clean-this is a very nice collectible of this rare book-enjoy. read more
"i could only find this "book 2", but i have only seen the full edition (maybe it is 2 books combined?). this book is amazing! written in the late 1930s it addresses many issues in urban planning and architecture that confront us now. it talks about the development of the city since ancient and medieval times (but keep in mind it . it disses pittsburgh the couple times it mentions it, for it's major pollution. actually, one of these pitts-dis-pages is my favouritepart of the book! lewis starts going off on how living near industry, disconnected from nature and in the dark and dirty city mutes your senses and you lose your appreciation for the fresh and fine things. he claims this is why even upper middle class"
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