Railway Stations; Masterpieces of Architecture

Universal International, Gordon, New South Wales, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover (Photographic Boards). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. introduction by author and index. Dark blue coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with colour and black-and-white photography, reproductions of documents and black and coloured illustrations. Colour photographic boards with white and pale yellow coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper, same photograph as the underlying boards, with white and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the backstrip. "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. A hint of rubbing to the book corners and edges. Ruffling to the dustwrapper edges and rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. The remains of a sticker can be seen to the lower right-hand corner of the rear dustwrapper 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: 0117758. . 9781876142209