GERSTER, GEORG — Grand Design: The Earth from Above

NY and London: Paddington Press, 1976. 0846701405. First American Edition. First Printing. Soft Cover. ISBN: 0846701405. Illustrated by Georg Gerster. Publisher's full green cloth, green lettering on spine, maps on endpapers. Profusely illustrated in full color. Amazing aerial photographs showing patterns of habitation, land cultivation, and industrial activity in a way impossible to perceive from the ground. The photographs enable us to see the earth in new ways: its unexpected beauty and startling patterns.. The volume is in excellent condition, with only the slightest signs of shelf-wear, else as new; unmarked, tight, square, bright, and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is mildly worn at the head and heel, and has a few closed tears on the front panel and lightly chipped on the top edge of the rear panel. A large, heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. NEAR FINE/GOOD. Color Aerial Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 312 pp. Near Fine in Good dust jacket .