Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Townscape

London: The Architectural Press, (1962). Second Impression. Hardcover. Sm. quarto. 315pp. Black cloth with silver lettering on spine in original illustrated dust jacket. Printed sticker of Los Angeles architect Edward H. Fickett with address on free front endpaper. "This book is a lively revelation in word and picture of the principles which underlie all successful town planning, and of the widely varied range of effects which the planner can evoke by careful manipulation of component parts. The author begins by illustrating and describing the basic ingredients of townscape - closure, surprise, and so on - continues by showing the wider context of town scene, and finishes by revealing the full poetry of townscape, first in studies of existing towns, and then in proposals for new projects." Profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs, as well as b/w and partly colored reproductions of drawings. Tail of spine bumped. Creasing, chipping and some tearing on dj. Some age yellowing to outer edges of interior pages. Tight copy with dj in fair, book in very good condition. g. Item #25025

Price: $95.00

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