The City of London: A Record of Destruction and Survival
by Holden, C. H., and Holford, W. G
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
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About This Item
London: Architectural Press, 1951. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. 341 pages. , illus. (some color), maps (some fold-out, color), endpaper maps, plans, diagrams, chronological table, index, DJ worn, torn, soiled and chipped. Price clipped The building development of the City of London from Roman times, the damage sufferered in the years 1940-1945 when a third of the City was destroyed, and the proposals for reconstruction. Prepared under the direction of the Improvements and Town Planning Committee of the Corporation of London. Over 360 photographs, engravings, and maps, 40 of which are in color. Rare.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10246
- Title
- The City of London: A Record of Destruction and Survival
- Author
- Holden, C. H., and Holford, W. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed First Edition, First printing
- Publisher
- Architectural Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- City of London, City Planning, Battle of Britain, WWII, Great Britain, Architecture, Traffic Routes, St. Paul's, Guildhall, Holborn, Fleet Street, Ludgate, Paternoster Square, Daylighting Code, Pedestrian Ways, Rebuilding, Reconstruction
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- Soiled
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