Chicago's famous buildings /
Franz Schulze and Kevin Harrington.
- 5th ed.
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
- x, 348 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Previous editions entered under title: Chicago's famous buildings.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-314) and index.
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