Die Weltstadte und Der Elektrische Schnellverkehr (The Cosmopolitan Cities and the Electric Rapid Transit)

Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, 1909. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1909 1st edition of this study --issued out of Berlin-- of the development of the electric rapid transit systems in some of the great cities of the Western world (including London, New York, Paris, Berlin, Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston). 2 gorgeous fold-out plates in full-color in addition to dozens of crisp black-and-plates and additional full-page plates in rich color. Solid and VG to VG+ in its drak-gray boards, with light soiling to the panels. Internally, very sharp, with just a bit of light, additional soiling to several page edges. An impressive example of turn-of-the-century city planning and the push toward full-use electrification in urban transportation.