Cloth, xi, 297 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour); 30 x 39 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Front free endpaper (blank) slightly scuffed from label removal. Dust jacket a little sun-faded along the foreedge of the front cover. Richly illustrated with colour plates. A lavish production. Size: Oblong.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Washington on View: The Nation's Capital Since 1790

Publisher

University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0807819484

ISBN 13

9780807819487

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

Book Type

Collectible

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

Traces the development of Washington, D.C., gathers illustrations of the city, and shares visitor's impressions.

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