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This beautiful book, a credit in every way to the author, photographer, printers and publisher, should be bought by everyone who professes to care for the arts, the history and the civilisation of Scotland. --The Herald The 83 fine, full-page plates by Edwin Smith and 80 figures from prints and plans compel interest and often admiration and they build up, alike for our citizens or for distant readers, the visual images of classical Edinburgh, in gestation, development and to a great extent, completion. --Arthur Geddes Scottish Geographical Magazine Professor Youngson's handsomely produced and superbly illustrated book is undoubtedly the most important work on the history of modern Edinburgh to have appeared since Hugo Arnot's celebrated history of 1779. --N.T.Phillipson The Scottish Historical Review Absorbing, well-told, deeply researched story with near three-dimensional photographs by Edwin Smith. --The Sunday Times The Making of Classical Edinburgh is everything a scholarly study should be. The text is clear, uncluttered and always illuminating, and James Craig's plans of the New Town are beautifully reproduced. --Scotland on Sunday

"A splendid piece of scholarship.--George Gordon Absorbing, well-told, deeply researched story with near three-dimensional photographs by Edwin Smith.-- ""The Sunday Times"" Professor Youngson's handsomely produced and superbly illustrated book is undoubtedly the most important work on the history of modern Edinburgh to have appeared since Hugo Arnot's celebrated history of 1779.--N.T.Phillipson ""The Scottish Historical Review"" The 83 fine, full-page plates by Edwin Smith and 80 figures from prints and plans compel interest and often admiration and they build up, alike for our citizens or for distant readers, the visual images of ""classical"" Edinburgh, in gestation, development and to a great extent, completion.--Arthur Geddes ""Scottish Geographical Magazine"" This beautiful book, a credit in every way to the author, photographer, printers and publisher, should be bought by everyone who professes to care for the arts, the history and the civilisation of Scotland.-- ""The Herald"" The Making of Classical Edinburgh is everything a scholarly study should be. The text is clear, uncluttered and always illuminating, and James Craig's plans of the New Town are beautifully reproduced.-- ""Scotland on Sunday"""

The Making of Classical Edinburgh is everything a scholarly study should be. The text is clear, uncluttered and always illuminating, and James Craig's plans of the New Town are beautifully reproduced. --Scotland on Sunday Absorbing, well-told, deeply researched story with near three-dimensional photographs by Edwin Smith. --The Sunday Times Professor Youngson's handsomely produced and superbly illustrated book is undoubtedly the most important work on the history of modern Edinburgh to have appeared since Hugo Arnot's celebrated history of 1779. --N.T.Phillipson The Scottish Historical Review The 83 fine, full-page plates by Edwin Smith and 80 figures from prints and plans compel interest and often admiration and they build up, alike for our citizens or for distant readers, the visual images of classical Edinburgh, in gestation, development and to a great extent, completion. --Arthur Geddes Scottish Geographical Magazine This beautiful book, a credit in every way to the author, photographer, printers and publisher, should be bought by everyone who professes to care for the arts, the history and the civilisation of Scotland. --The Herald

"The Making of Classical Edinburgh is everything a scholarly study should be. The text is clear, uncluttered and always illuminating, and James Craig's plans of the New Town are beautifully reproduced. --Scotland on Sunday Absorbing, well-told, deeply researched story with near three-dimensional photographs by Edwin Smith. --The Sunday Times Professor Youngson's handsomely produced and superbly illustrated book is undoubtedly the most important work on the history of modern Edinburgh to have appeared since Hugo Arnot's celebrated history of 1779. --N.T.Phillipson ""The Scottish Historical Review "" The 83 fine, full-page plates by Edwin Smith and 80 figures from prints and plans compel interest and often admiration and they build up, alike for our citizens or for distant readers, the visual images of ""classical"" Edinburgh, in gestation, development and to a great extent, completion. --Arthur Geddes ""Scottish Geographical Magazine "" This beautiful book, a credit in every way to the author, photographer, printers and publisher, should be bought by everyone who professes to care for the arts, the history and the civilisation of Scotland. --The Herald"

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A.J. Youngson was a Professor of Economic History at the University of Edinburgh, and an Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University. He was also the Chairman of the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland and published extensively about the economic development of British cities. Edwin Smith (1912-71) was one of the eminent architectural photographers of his time and his reflective, black-and-white images appeared in many books. His photographs for the original edition of 'The Making of Classical Edinburgh' quickly became recognised as the defining images of the City in the mid-twentieth century. Colin McLean is an architectural photographer whose work has been exhibited in the Royal Scottish Academy, in Dundee Contemporary Arts and in Edinburgh City Art Centre, as well as appearing in publications and the media. His photography has been recognised with the award of a distinction by the Royal Photographic Society.

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