The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects by Mumford, Lewis - 1961

Secker & Warburg, London, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. XII, 658pp., list of illustrations, preface by author, bibliography, acknowledgements and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography. Green coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Yellow to the top paper edge. Plain text dust wrapper, with a background and yellow and red writing on the front panel and black and red on the spine. A history of "The City" and urban cultures, from Palaeolithic to modern nuclear city. Top edge of text block tinted yellow, the dust jacket is price clipped, there is a 1 inch tear at the top right of the spine section of the jacket, and another at the top of the front fold over. The book itself shows no damage, being clean, free of annotation, and without foxing or offset tanning. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; urban planning; Sociology & Culture. Inventory No: 0270320. . This book weighs over 1 Kg packed and extra postal costs will be asked for when shipping outside Australia..