The Elusive City: Five Centuries of Design, Ambition and Miscalculation.
by Barnett, Jonathan
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Dust Jacket Included
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Row, (1986). Book. As New. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Small quarto, black cloth covered boards. 210pp. with bibliographical notes and index plus photographic credits. Generously illustrated with black and white photographs and reproductions of historical architectural plans and urban maps. Fine in fine dust jacket. A fresh, crisp, perfect, unread copy. AS NEW..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 02014
- Title
- The Elusive City: Five Centuries of Design, Ambition and Miscalculation.
- Author
- Barnett, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- F
- Publisher
- NY: Harper & Row, (1986).
- Keywords
- DEVELOPMENT, URBAN PLANNING, DESIGN, HISTORY, HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE, BARNETT GENERAL
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Brillig Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
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