Youngson, A.J. — The Making of Classical Edinburgh
Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh Press, 1988. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Glossy, bw-photographic wraps with black lettering on white spine. 327 pp. with 80 bw figures and 82 bw photographs. The famous study of the planning, financing and buliding of the New Town of Edinburgh. Youngson brings to life one of the most comprehensive, detailed and remarkable urban expansion programmes ever undertaken, including the hopes, quarrels, victories, and civic bankruptcy that went into this great experiment. Superbly illustrated, this book is an acclaimed work of economic and social history and a fascinating account of the shaping of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. - from the cover. VG- (Clean and tight but for light general shelf wear to covers; former owner's (Cambridge Historian) initials and page no. on half title and a small dash on page 237).
