This is a second-hand hardcover book.

Condition: The book has a heavy bump to the bottom edge of the back cover (100mm long & and creasing goes in 12mm), the dust jacket has creasing in this area as does roughly the last 6 pages. The dust jacket is a loose fit, it has creasing and light curling to the edges, and light to medium surface rubbing. There is age spotting to the inside of the front and back cover, to the first and last 3 pages, and to the edges of the compressed pages. One page has a small light tan stain; the rest of the pages are clean and bright. The rest of the book has no faults.

The dimensions: 308 x 266 mm Pages: 339 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Publication date: 2002

Bridges: The Spans of North America By David Plowden

Over 185 full page black & white photos

This book explores in depth how, when, where, and by whom the most important North American bridges were built. Over 185 of Plowden's superb photographs allow us to dwell on the most important scientific and aesthetic qualities of each bridge. In addition, Plowden has included original designs and drawings of structures-some unbuilt, gone, or dramatically altered-illuminating less obvious aspects of these engineering marvels and introducing us to bridges we otherwise would never have seen. In his extensive text, Plowden vividly records the discoveries, misconceptions, struggles, failures, and triumphs of the men who dedicated their energies to bridge design and construction.

In the more than twenty-five years since this classic book was first published, bridges have been lost, and others have been built; some of the best examples of new bridges are included in this new, revised edition. All the photographs have been reprinted to achieve the best duotone reproduction.

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