Design of Cities by Bacon, Edmund N - 1974

London: Thames and Hudson, 1974. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 2nd Edition (Revised).. 535 pp., 225 illustrations, black cloth, some soiling, small quarter-inch whiteish spots on bottom edge of front board. Text clean, binding firm. Richly illustrated overview of various urban design concepts over the centuries, analyzed mostly as an aesthetic and emotional experience, rather than as a compendium of engineering milestones. Most of the book is focused on European examples, including London, Paris, Rome, Venice, and St. Peterburg. Philadelphia, Ottawa, Beijing and Brasilia also are mentioned..