The Culture Of Cities
by Lewis Mumford
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Secker & Warburg, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 1946. Reprinted. 530 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Sticker and dent to rear board. Wear marks overall.
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1713870398ALK
- Title
- The Culture Of Cities
- Author
- Lewis Mumford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Date Published
- 1946
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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