BOSTON ARCHITECTURE

by Freeman, Donald & The Boston Society Of Architects

First Edition; Second Printing

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Book description: Cambridge MA: MIT Press. Good. (c.1970) 1971. First Edition; Second Printing. Oversize Paperback. 026252015X . Top of spine area has tiny holes (puppy tooth marks? ) and two letters in the title on the front cover are rubbed, else minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Lengthy gift note on half-title. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Cream-colored cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Map frontispiece & map on reverse of title page. Lots of maps in text along with scores of b/w photos. Bibliography. Index. ARCHITECTURE / ART. AMERICANA. "The illustations in this book direct attention to what is visually remarkable in Boston, be it the excellent, the appalling, or the unique. The accompanying text provides background. But these do not aim to record experience; they seek to stimulate it. The viewer-reader must go out, see for himself, and draw his own conclusions. This introduction offers a few historical generalizations in the hope of encouraging him to make some comprehensive judgments. " The chapters are: Beacon Hill; Back Bay/The Fenway; Central business district/Government Center; Waterfront; South End; Roxburiy/Washington Park; Cambridge. Loosely laid-in is a 4-page brochure about Trinity Church by The Rev. Thom W. Blair, D. Min. , Rector, much of it having to do with architecture. ; 9 x 9"; 122 pages .

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