480 pages; Folio (12.25") 31 cm; Large heavy hardcover, teal-blue cloth, black endpapers, [xxii] + 480 pages, chronology, index, bibliography, 3 b/w maps of which 2 are fold-outs, nearly 400 buildings illustrated in 466 outstanding high-quality b/w photos, including "150 which have been destroyed and some 20 which have been altered significantly." ; Copyright 1968. This is 2nd printing, April, 1969. ; Definitive history of Detroit architecture, including churches, mansions, auto plants, skyscrapers, etc, including a few in nearby Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Troy, and other suburbs. ; A touch of shelfwear. Engineering firm stamped on title page. No other marks or defects to book. Jacket is creased, worn, chipped, rubbed, but all readable. (We have placed jacket in protective sleeve) ; Laid in, five relevant clippings, three of which are sizeable.
Title: Buildings of Detroit, the : A History
Edition: Second Printing
Location Published: Wayne State University Press: 1969
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine in Fair dust jacket
Item: 7.50 lbs
Categories: Architecture
Seller ID: 23525
Keywords: architecture, detroit, michigan history, pictorial works albert kahn
