The Economy of Cities
by Jacobs, Jane
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- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Jane Jacobs on the half-title page and inscribed "This is my best book (I think)." Bound in publisher's green cloth stamped in blue and lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light foxing to textblock edge, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear at the extremities, very light creases to the front panel and an old price sticker to the front flap. After upending the world of urban planning with The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jacobs examined the economics of the city. Prefiguring the modern Shop Local movement, she argues that urban economic growth thrives when a city begins to produce goods it formally imported.
Synopsis
Jane Jacobs was the legendary author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities , a work that has never gone out of print and that has transformed the disciplines of urban planning and city architecture. Her other major works include The Economy of Cities , Systems of Survival , The Nature of Economies and Dark Age Ahead . She died in 2006.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140943603
- Title
- The Economy of Cities
- Author
- Jacobs, Jane
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
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Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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