Webb Sir Aston Ed (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. In a dark blue cloth hardcover with gilt titles to spine. No dust jacket. 286 pp. with numerous black and white photographs and plans. The book is in good condition with moderate shelf-wear to the extremities of the cover and tanning to the extremities, especially the spine; there are some minor marks to the boards. The hinges are intact but the binding is a bit slack. There is a London Society compliments slip to the front paste down. There is light offsetting to the end papers. There is a liquid spill mark to the bottom corners of the frontispiece and title page. Some pages are uncut. Generally, the pages are of uneven size and some are very slightly ragged from cutting and the extremities of the larger pages are tanned. Otherwise the pages are clean and unmarked. …

Frontis, 286pp, 38 b/w illustrations, 9 plans & diagrams. Foreword by The Earl of Plymouth. 4pp folded pamphlet listing the Council and Parliamentary membership and publications of the London Society loosely inserted. 26x20, blue cloth, glt lettering on spine, blind stamp on front. Ex-lib, with presentation plate on fep, couple of stamps and marks, cloth splitting on spine, slightly rubbed, mark on top edge not effecting contents, other edges uncut and slightly browned and rough, good thus. An important early 1920s survey of London problems, with planning proposals. There are texts by Adshead, Unwin, Blomfield, Davison etc. Subjects include roads & streets, bridges, sorting out the East End, parks, housing etc etc. Scarce.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 286 pages. Printed on premium paper. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1921. An influential early 20th-century vision of urban planning and civic design for London, bringing together proposals and commentary on the city of the future. Of strong interest to collectors of architecture, planning, and London history, as well as readers interested in Edwardian and interwar ideas about transport, public space, housing, and municipal development. English planning and urban imagination from the period are reflected throughout in a work associated with Aston Webb. A study of London?s future development, with particular value for those interested in architectural history, town planning, and the social aspirations behind modern city design. It offers a period perspective on how London might be reshaped in response to growth, infrastructure, and civic needs. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…