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The 15x11.5" format accommodates 160 color and 12 b&w illustrations, many of them decidedly horizontal, and accompanying text laid out in two wide (5.5") columns. Before photography, Washington, DC was the subject of numerous engravings, aquatints, and lithographs which were published separately as well as in newspapers and magazines, souvenir booklets, and guidebooks and brochures. A selection of these illustrations depicting buildings or districts, views from public structures, and bird's-eye views is presented along with descriptions of Washington from contemporary published works by journalists, architects, travelers, politicians, and others. Nine chapters review successive periods of growth and identify events that shaped the city's character. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Traces the development of Washington, D.C., gathers illustrations of the city, and shares visitor's impressions.
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Washington on View : The Nation's Capital since 1790
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Washington on View : The Nation's Capital since 1790
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. hardcover with dust jacket, A nice copy. No writing or highlighting. Clean pages, shows very minimal signs of wear from use. Shipped with care in a bubble mailer. Feel free to inquire for photos or more details. Hand inspected item, complete, with minimal wear, guaranteed to pay or your money back. --- John W. Reps charts the visual and architectural evolution of Washington, D.C., from its founding in 1790 through the late twentieth century, drawing on more than 170 illustrations including engravings, aquatints, lithographs, watercolors, maps, and photographs that documented the capital before and after the advent of photography. The oversized volume reproduces images originally circulated in periodicals, guidebooks, souvenir publications, and as standalone prints, paired with commentary by travelers and residents recording their reactions to the growing city. Reps, a noted urban historian at Cornell, situates these depictions within the planning history of the District and the changing perceptions of the American capital. Seller Inventory # LN-230824-shelf-44-021
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Washington on View the Nation's Capital Since 1790
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 297 pp. Tightly bound. Lower right corner front board is just lightly bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. First Edition / First Printing. 5,4,3,2,1. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of book binding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding. Seller Inventory # 083733