Urban Studies from Diatrope Books

Phaidon, 2010. Paperback. Very Good/very good. 8x1x9. Unmarked text. Knick on bottom of jacket over the large paperback. Illustrated throughout in black-and-white and color. Measures 8.5x9.75x2 inches. 512p. Taking 6 key cities as its focal point: New York, Shanghai, London, Mexico City, Johannesburg and Berlin, The Endless City discusses in depth not only the infrastructure and architectural expansion… Read more about this item

Routledge, 2009. Paperback. Good. Unmarked text. Black-and-white illustrations. Contributors include Sharon M. Meagher, Marcelo Lopes de Suza, William S. Logan, Emma Porio, John Walsh and Nittanna Southiseng, Donald M. Seekins, and others. 171p. Measures 7x10 inches.

Boston Redevelopment Authority, nd. Booklet (Saddle Stitched). Good. Unmarked text. Soft corner crease on cover. Undated, after 1968. 12p. Measures 8.5 inches square. Map.

Boston 200 Corporation, 1976. Booklet (Saddle Stitched). Good. Unmarked text. Sun-faded spine and some rubbing on cover. Previous owner's name on cover. Includes black-and-white illustrations. 32p. Measures 7.75 inches square. A short chronicle of this neighborhood's history.

Harvard University Press, 1967. Hardcover. Good/very good. Unmarked. Sticker on front end page. Dog-eared pages. Some smudges on dust jacket. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. 254p. Measures 6.25x9.5 inches. 40 tables. 6 maps. 38 photographs. Index. Bibliography. Notes. A comprehensive picture of Tripoli in the mid-20th century.

Harvard University Press, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Dust jacket with some edge wear (clipped) under clear mylar cover. Sticker on front end page. Black-and-white illustrations. Contributors include Evelyn Ackerman, Frederic Ballard, George de Menil, Elizabeth Fox, Stephanie Krebs, Roger Lewin, Jonathan Wylie, Lawrence Wylie, Thomas Yager, and others. Topics include history, farming, population, social organization, religion,… Read more about this item

Norton, 2021. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Dust jacket (unclipped) under clear mylar cover. Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of

Association of Bay Area Governments, 2000. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Good. Unmarked. Rubbed cover. Illustrated. 58p. Measures 8.5x11 inches. Includes San Mateo, Denver, Arlington, Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, and other locations.

Allegagne, 1978. Booklet (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Booklet. Four-page essay in German. Color images throughout. 20p. Measures 8x8.25 inches. Tübingen is a city in southwest Germany and home to one of Europe’s oldest universities.

Thunder Bay Press, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. Unmarked. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. Beautifully illustrated. 144p. Measures 11.25x10 inches. Explore the eastern side of San Franciscos beautiful bay, from Fremont to Richmond. Traces the ensuing explosion of business and population through fascinating archival photographs placed side by side with matching contemporary views. Historic sites include the San… Read more about this item

Yale University Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. Label of previous owner, Kirk R. Smith, a former Nobel Prize winner, on front end page. Illustrated. In 1900 London was the capital of an empire that spanned the globe. This engrossing book is the first to examine the powerful… Read more about this item

Macmillan, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Received stamp inside back cover. Unclipped dust jacket with edge wear under clear mylar cover. Includes articles on the Urban Environment, edited and with a Foreword by Walter McQuade. Sections on problems, plans, and issues. Contributors include Robert Gold, Roy Blumhorst, Gail Miller, Robert Starr, Christopher Alexander, Richard… Read more about this item

TDSR, 2001. Paperback. Good. Unmarked. Bumped corner. Illustrated. Journal of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments. Features "Traditions of the Modern" by Ananya Roy, "Home Cooking" by Jean Duruz, "The Ontario Cottage" by Lynne D. Distefano, "House Hunting" by Andre Casault, and more. 86p. Measures 8.5x11 inches.

Wyrick and Company, 2006. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. French flaps. Beautifully illustrated. 96p. Measures 8.5x11 inches. This book presents twenty-five of the city's most superb private gardens in color photographs and essays, from the meticulous restoration of a classic, early-nineteenth-century landscape to the lush attraction of a typical Charleston garden, to a rare collection of exotic tropical plants.… Read more about this item

Courage Books, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Dust jacket, with some edge wear, under clear archival mylar cover. Beautifully illustrated in color. Topics include the Old City and Society Hill, Center City east, Broad Street, South Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, University City, West Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Fairmount Park, Greater Philadelphia and beyond. 128p. Measures 9.25x12.5… Read more about this item

CBA Studio Works 6, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Illustrated throughout in black-and-white and color. Maps. Edited by Richard Plunz, Mojdeh Baratloo, and Michael Conard. 83p. Measures 9 inches square.

David R. Godine, 2009. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Illustrated. Signed by Marjory Wunsch on title page. Winner of several awards. Written by two women who are also illustrators, this well-researched biography captures Jacobs and her world with drawings and period photos. Originally written for young people, adults will also find the book worthwhile. 128p. Bibliography. Chronology. Notes.… Read more about this item

McCulloch of London Limited, 1971. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. Beautifully illustrated. Tells the story of London Bridge, a bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. It was built in the 1830s and formerly spanned the River Thames in London, England. It was dismantled in 1967 and relocated to Arizona. The Arizona bridge is a reinforced concrete structure… Read more about this item

TDSR, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Illustrated. Journal of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments. Feature articles include "[Reframing] World Heritage" by Howayda Al-Harithy, "Globalization, Neoliberalism, and New Spaces of Capital in Cairo" by Javier Arbona, "Singapore's Orchard Road as Conduit" by Limin Hee, Robert Good' field report on Venice, and more. 86p.

TDSR, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Illustrated. Journal of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments. Feature articles include "Colonial Space: Health and Modernity in Barabazaar, Kolkata" by Martin Beattie, "Drawing Boundaries: Vernacular Architecture and Maps" by Marcel Vellinga, The Guidecca of Trani, Italy (1000-1550), and more. 92p.