Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just

Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of sunning the powder blue background field of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); a very faint stress crease near the upper corner of the front panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive flaw. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 1.2 inches). 514 pages. Language: English. Weight: 30.1 ounces. First Edition Thus (1984), Fifth Printing (1987). University Press Paperback. In the world of urban design, obsessed with spectacular novelty and superficial aesthetics, this ambitious and profound work of Kevin Lynch is refreshing, yet enduring. He suggests a theory of urban design based on fundamental human values and examines how such values lead to the notion of a "good city form". His performance dimensions (e.g. access, fit, vitality) are broad enough to be interpreted and re-interpreted for specific contexts and sites. And the appendix, which briefly summarizes other theories of city form, is a tour-de-force by itself. A masterpiece which deserves greater attention and consideration, especially by those under the illusion that urban design is more or less architecture writ large!