PORTRAIT OF A REGION: ECONOMIC STUDY OF THE PITTSBURGH REGION by Ira S. Lowry. Conducted by the Pittsburgh Regional Planning Association.  Large hardcover, 203 pages.  Includes a map held in a sleeve attached to the rear inside cover.  Book condition: Very Good.  Some bumps and scuffs at the head and tail of the spine, along the bottom edges of the boards, and at the bottom two corners of the boards.  The pages are clean, tightly bound and unmarked.  Dust jacket condition: Good.  Edge-wear of scuffs, chips, tears and creases.  Not price-clipped.  Sunning along the jacket spine.  A nice copy altogether.