ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK: IRON FENCE AND GATES.

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- Quarto, 11-1/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in yapp-edged black wraps titled in black and light green with gilt and green art deco decorations on the front cover and a gilt vignette of an iron fence on the rear cover. The edges of the covers are slightly creased and the top edge is faded. There is a short tear along the bottom edge of the rear joint extending into the spine. 96 pages, with a title leaf and foreword, with profuse full-page black & white illustrations of various styles of architectural iron fences & gates and installations making use of them. The last 2 pages includes a partial list of owners of Cincinnati Iron Fences. Very good. The text also includes instructions for taking measurements as well as some information on dimensions and prices.The illustrations include many photographs of homes and property enclosed by ironwork fences, as well as commercial properties which sometimes make use of attractive fencing and at other times simple chain link fencing. One example depicts simple but attractive iron fencing used as bridge railing for Cincinnati's Mt. Auburn's Walker and Ringold Street Bridge.RARE. WorldCat locates only 2 copies, those at the Columbia University Avery Classics library and The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center. N° de ref. del artículo 96752

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