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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Sauvegarde et Avenir de Mons, Published 2001. Hardcover, 103 pp.; 28 cm; text in French; illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and historical engravings, with 8 pages of color plates. In Very Good condition, no dust jacket. Glossy pictorial boards with mild shelf wear and light bumping to edges and corners. Binding tight, pages clean. Otherwise unmarked.A thirty-year retrospective of the work of Sauvegarde et Avenir de Mons (S.A.M.), the heritage association founded in 1969 to defend and promote the urban architectural patrimony of Mons, in the Belgian province of Hainaut. Essays trace the architectural evolution of the city from before 1861 through 1970, the shifting ideas behind preservation, and the association's restoration prizes, illustrated with historical engravings, archival views, and photography by the Royal Photo Club Montois.Contents: Avant-propos (with a text by Charles Bertin); Les avatars architecturaux de la ville avant 1861 (Christiane Pierard); Metamorphose urbaine, de 1861 a 1970 (Richard Benrubi); Evolution des idees et des comportements (Andre Godart); Tout va tres bien . . . mais a part cela? (Jacques Drousie); Les activites du Royal Photo Club Montois; Les activites de Sauvegarde et Avenir de Mons; Les prix attribues par Sauvegarde et Avenir de Mons; Les fondateurs de Sauvegarde et Avenir de Mons; Orientation bibliographique; Ont soutenu l'initiative.