9780748617685 - The Making of Classical Edinburgh: With Photographs by Edwin Smith de Youngson, A J (5 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. Card covers in tidy condition Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Acclaimed as a masterly exposition of the making of the much quoted, photographed, studied and loved townscapes of Georgian Edinburgh, A. J. Youngson's classic book recreates and brings to life one of the most comprehensive, detailed and remarkable urban expansion programmes ever undertaken. He describes the vigour of the planning debates, the fundraising schemes, the administrative and legislative infrastructure of planning, the construction of public buildings as poles of attraction for speculative building, and all the hopes, quarrels, victories and civic bankruptcy that went into this great experiment.Superbly illustrated with over 160 photographs and line drawings, this is an invaluable work of history and a fascinating account of the shaping of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.This new paperback edition of this classic work features a new preface and a handsome new cover design. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. P/B 327 pages, condition is very good.

Softcover. Condición: Near Fine. Stiff square unmarked book in glossy card covers. 160 photo; 8.9 X 6.9 X 1.1 inches; 448 pages; Acclaimed as a masterly exposition of the making of the much quoted, photographed, studied and loved townscapes of Georgian Edinburgh, A. J. Youngson's classic book recreates and brings to life one of the most comprehensive, detailed and remarkable urban expansion programmes ever undertaken. He describes the vigour of the planning debates, the fundraising schemes, the administrative and legislative infrastructure of planning, the construction of public buildings as poles of attraction forspeculative building, and all the hopes, quarrels, victories and civic bankruptcy that went into this great experiment. Superbly illustrated with over 160 photographs and line drawings, this is an invaluable work of history and a fascinating account of the shaping of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. *** PAPERBACK BOOK in very good uncreased and unmarked book with card covers.327 pages including index and notes. 82 b&w plates and 80 b&w figures. This book was first published in 1966, and is acclaimed as "a masterly exposition of the making of . . Georgian Edinburgh." Size: 230x175mm.