The Merritt Parkway by Radde, Bruse - 1993

New Haven & London: Yale University Press. Bright yellow cloth covered boards lettering on the spine. Striking graphic DJ in black and white with red lettering. xii, 135 pages including an index, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs. "The Merritt Parkway, built in the 1930's to connect Connecticut's Fairfield County with New York State, was one of the earliest attempts to cope with America's new obsession with the automobile. This book traces the history of the Merritt Parkway from the proposals for its construction and design in the early 1920's to its triumphant completion in 1940. It is not only a picturesque tour of a renowned Connecticut landmark, but is also an appraisal of a major contribution to the built environment-one recently placed on the National Register of Historic Places." Tiny bump on back edge of binding with small tear in DJ, otherwise a fine copy. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Second Printing. 1993.