Building the Nineteenth Century, Tom F. Peters, The MIT Press, 1996, HC, NF.

Peters, Tom F. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1996. English, Near Fine, HC, 4to, 10 1/4" x 8", [xi] xiv, [3] 535 pp. ISBN: 9780262161602 Black cloth over board, stamped silver lettering to spine, minor cocking to spine, light soiling to pg.28- pp.29, otherwise, sharp tips, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout. Very Good blue and green pictorial dust jacket, featuring black and color illustrations to front and back panels, black lettering to front, back, spine, and interior flaps, minor wear to tips, some sunning to spine, and light soiling to spine and front panel, otherwise, clean and intact. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. [xi] xiv, [3] 535 pp., replete with black-and-white illustrations, images, and maps. Includes "Preface: Building a Tectonic Culture in the Nineteenth Century," Part I with three chapters: "Creating the Modern World through Communication, Commerce, and Progress," "Structural Materials, Methods, and Systems: The Prerequisites of Change," "The Human Element: M