Bridges by Author Given (2 results)
Published by Howard, Needles, Tammen, Bergendoff, Publishers, Kansas City and New York
- Hardcover
Seller: Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA, Dover, NH, U.S.A.Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. no date, perhaps mid to late 1950s. Illustrated cloth boards in plain paper jacket. 143 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A primarily visual survey of the variety of bridges designed and built by the civil engineering firm Howard, Needles, Tammen, Bergendoff. Include…s the Harlem River Bridge, Hackensack River Bridge, Delaware River Bridge, and many others. With short commentaries on each describing specifications and materials used. Howard, Needles, Tammen, Bergendoff originated in 1917, after starting a partnership with Waddell and Harrington. It is still in operation today, and is considered one of the leading, and most trusted design firms in the US. FAIR jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Heavy uneven browning, some soiling and staining to the jacket, with dampstaining along the spine. Heavy chipping and tearing to the jacket along the spine and fore edge. Very light toning to the book along the edges.
Published by (no publisher given), (Cleveland) 1939
- First Edition
Seller: Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, U.S.A.Cleveland Book Company, ABAA
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Staplebound. Condition: Very good-. First Edition. Octavo, 16pp., illustrated. About very good in the publisher's printed stapled wraps. 1-inch tear at the top of the spine, but still a sturdy, sound smoker's copy, with a hint of dust-soiling to the wraps. Scarce image-driven program guide to the details and promises of the bran…d-new Main Avenue bridge; until quite recently the biggest bridge in Ohio. OCLC records just three holdings for the program (Cleveland Public, Cleveland State, WRHS). A scarce volume of local history, of interest to bridge enthusiasts worldwide.
