Railway Stations; Masterpieces of Architecture

Universal International, Gordon, New South Wales, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Introduction by author and index. Dark blue coloured and pages. The text is illustrated with colour photography and the occasional black and white photograph along with colour and black-and-white illustrations. Colour photographic laminated boards with white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper, same photograph as the underlying boards with white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. "Railways transformed not just common means of transportation but cities, countries, and continents. Trains and the engines became emblems of the new era, and the buildings which housed were called the "cathedrals" of the new wage. This type of building presented an entirely new challenge. The architects and engineers, for nothing like a railway station had ever been built, or needed, before. Handsomely illustrated with 92 photographs, Railway Stations is a visual celebration of his architectural masterpieces." -- from the rear panel blurb. Minor rubbing of the book corners and back strip edges. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels and there is a small nick to the top left-hand corner of the front panel. Some marks to the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel. Size: Folio (over 12" tall ). [3], 4 - 77, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Architecture; Railways. ISBN: 1876142200. ISBN/EAN: 9781876142209. Inventory No: 0128859. . 9781876142209