Rare and Unusual Books

Published: Berlin, Julius Springer (“Handbibliothek für Bauingenieure” series)
Date: (1921, this edition also including contributions by Schimpff G and Schmidt W) 1937, zweite, umgearbe
Description: viii, 244pp, 143 text plans, diagrams etc, bibliog. Cloth. 25x17. Nice bright copy.
Notes: The author, a Professor at the Hannover Hochschule, first discusses ideal city plans; much of the rest of his work describes and analyses road and other land use layouts. There is also much on mass transport systems. A detailed work with much useful technical information. This was a key German city planning text throughout the Weimar and Nazi periods (this edition was considerably modified).
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Price: £75.00