TOYNBEE, ARNOLD J. (ED) — Cities of Destiny

NY: Mcgraw-Hill Book Company, 1973. First Edition. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine. This is a magnificently illustrated history of the city - its origins, development, and ultimately its domination of the civilized world, from the earliest cities to the contemporary megalopolis. Each of the 20 cities is discussed at the height of its greatness by a renowned expert including Sir Maurice Bowra, Harold Acton, Steven Runciman, Allan Nevins, J. R. Hale, Arthur F. Wright, Alan Pryce-Jones, Andrew Sinclair, and several others. Edited by noted historian Arnold Toynbee. The cities covered include: Athens in the Age of Pericles, the Rome of the Antonines, Alexandria under the Ptolemies, the Paris of Abelard and St. Louis, 18th-Century St. Petersburg, Victorian and Edwardian London, mid-20th-century New York, and several others. The volume is profusely illustrated with a total of 542 illustrations, including 157 in color, and 385 photographs, drawings, maps, plans, and diagrams.. Front hinge beginning to separate but holding, else fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. A large, heavy book (six pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD. Color and B&W illustrations. Folio 13" - 23" tall. 376 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .