Pittsburgh Main Thoroughfares and the Down Town District: Improvements Necessary to Meet the City's Present and Future Needs
by Olmsted, Frederick Law
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fair
- Seller
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Belfast, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Civic Commission, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fair. Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.'s (1870-1957) seminal report that drove future development for the City of Pittsburgh. xvi, 169 pp. 4to. Original dust wrapper is missing numerous pieces, but still somewhat protective of covers. Burgundy cloth boards with gold embossed titling to cover and spine, clean and crisp within. Three maps: one very large with multiple folds, two bifold -- all in Fine condition. Heavily illusrated throughout, a fascinating example of city planning recommendations in the early 20th century.
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- Bookseller
- Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30703
- Title
- Pittsburgh Main Thoroughfares and the Down Town District: Improvements Necessary to Meet the City's Present and Future Needs
- Author
- Olmsted, Frederick Law
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pittsburgh Civic Commission
- Place of Publication
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Date Published
- 1911
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About the Seller
Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
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Belfast, Maine
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