The Merritt Parkway. (Presentation copy: Signed and inscribed by Bruce Radde to Peter Selz).
by Bruce Radde
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 1993.. 4to. 135 pp. Very Good+. Hard Cover. Yellow cloth covered boards. Dust Jacket Very Good+. Color and B&W plates throughout. Signed and inscribed by the author, Bruce Radde, to Peter Selz and his wife: “...my mentors and friends..”, on half title page.The Merritt Parkway, on the National Register of Historic Places, connects Connecticut's Fairfield County with New York State. This work traces its history from proposals and design to completion in 1940, exploring its routeing, its 68 bridges, its art deco style and scandal-filled history. ISBN: 9780300053791.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz (1919-2019).
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- Title
- The Merritt Parkway. (Presentation copy: Signed and inscribed by Bruce Radde to Peter Selz).
- Author
- Bruce Radde
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0300053797
- ISBN 13
- 9780300053791
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 1993.
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- This edition first published
- 1993-11
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