Intro -- Preface -- Preface to the 1988 Reprinted Edition -- Errata -- Preface to the 2002 Reprinted Edition -- Preface to the 2019 Edition -- Contents -- List of Plates -- List of Plates for the 2019 Edition -- List of Figures -- Glossary of Legal Terms -- I: The 'Proposals' of I752 -- II: Economic Background and Local Government -- Ill: Public Building before I784 -- IV: The New Town: Craig's Plan -- V: Extensions Southward -- VI: Public Works, 1800-30 -- VII: Private Development after 1800 -- VIII: Social Life -- IX: After I830 -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index
Summary
Superbly illustrated with photographs by acclaimed photographer Edwin Smith, along with a selection of contemporary images and a A15 Colin McLean, this book is a classic work of economic and social history, and a fascinating account of the shaping of one of the most beautiful cities in the world
