City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World by RYBCZYNSKI, Witold - 1995

New York: Scribner. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0684813025 . First printing of architect and social historian's appraisal of life in American cities. He focuses on the architecture and landscapes of certain cities, such as New York and New Orleans, and considers the effect of technological innovations on people's lives. --- In red paper-covered boards backed in tan cloth, with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket with color painted image of people milling in a crowded urban scene. --- With remainder mark to lower textblock edge, else a bright, unmarked, newish copy. Unclipped jacket in excellent shape.; Small Octavo (7-1/2 to 8 in. tall); 256 pages .