Report Improvements and Town Planning Committee to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled on the Preliminary Draft Proposals for Post-War Reconstruction in the City of London

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Published by B. T. Batsford, Ltd, London, 1944

About this Item

A fascinating report detailing proposed changes to the reconstruction of London post-war, embellished with folding plans throughout. The first edition of this report.Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with gilt stamp to the front board.A discussion and review of planning proposals made for the reconstruction of the city of London post-war. The report, compiled for the view of the Lord Mayor, covers changes to be made to traffic, land and buildings after the damage made by enemy bombings.With a frontispiece and eight plates, four of which are in colour. With seventeen coloured folding plans in total, sixteen of which are to the rear. With With two monochrome folding plates showing aerial views of London. With a folding graph of London statistics and three further folding plates, one being an aerial photograph of the city taken in 1935.Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding with gilt stamp to the front board. Externally, smart. With scattered spots to the boards and a couple tide marks to the rear board. Light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with a few scattered spots to the first and last few leaves. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good. Seller Inventory # 918Y19

Bibliographic Details

Title: Report Improvements and Town Planning ...

Publisher: B. T. Batsford, Ltd, London

Publication Date: 1944

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Good

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book