No author Given — Bridges

Kansas City and New York, Howard, Needles, Tammen, Bergendoff, Publishers. Cloth. no date, perhaps mid to late 1950s. Illustrated cloth boards in plain paper jacket. 143 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A primarily visual survey of the variety of bridges designed and built by the civil engineering firm Howard, Needles, Tammen, Bergendoff. Includes the Harlem River Bridge, Hackensack River Bridge, Delaware River Bridge, and many others. With short commentaries on each describing specifications and materials used. Howard, Needles, Tammen, Bergendoff originated in 1917, after starting a partnership with Waddell and Harrington. It is still in operation today, and is considered one of the leading, and most trusted design firms in the US. FAIR jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Heavy uneven browning, some soiling and staining to the jacket, with dampstaining along the spine. Heavy chipping and tearing to the jacket along the spine and fore edge. Very light toning to the book along the edges. Very Good/Fair.