Baltimore: The Building of an American City

Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. Size quarto. "Sherry H. Olson captures the heritage in a lively and well-illustrated account that details the tempo and pattern of the city's growth and development ... She points out the ongoing search for unique solutions to such common urban problems as racial unrest, labor disputes, and conflict between public and private interests that makes Baltimore someplace special to its residents, as well as to historians and students of urban development ..." Grey cloth covered boards with blue title to front board and to spine. Slight bumping to spine ends. Clean and bright with photographic illustrations throughout. Blue illustrated dust jacket with yellow and white title to front panel and white title to spine. Wear including a few chips and small tears to edges of dust jacket. Jacket is price clipped. Index, 432 pages. BALT/051718.