[Inscribed] Ely Jacques Kahn
Monograph on famed American Jazz Age architect Ely Jacques Kahn, whose stepped-back skyscrapers helped define the New York City skyline. Hardcover, 123 pages with 105 black-and-white images, no dust jacket as issued. Published in 1931 by Whittlesey House/McGraw-Hill as part of their Contemporary American Architects series. Includes a sampling of Kahn’s writings along with plans and photographs of his buildings, facade details, and interiors. Inscribed by Kahn on the half-title page to New York City industrialist Amos Steinhardt. Light chipping and moderate soiling to extremities. Bumping to bottom corner of front boards, affecting textblock slightly.
Monograph on famed American Jazz Age architect Ely Jacques Kahn, whose stepped-back skyscrapers helped define the New York City skyline. Hardcover, 123 pages with 105 black-and-white images, no dust jacket as issued. Published in 1931 by Whittlesey House/McGraw-Hill as part of their Contemporary American Architects series. Includes a sampling of Kahn’s writings along with plans and photographs of his buildings, facade details, and interiors. Inscribed by Kahn on the half-title page to New York City industrialist Amos Steinhardt. Light chipping and moderate soiling to extremities. Bumping to bottom corner of front boards, affecting textblock slightly.
Monograph on famed American Jazz Age architect Ely Jacques Kahn, whose stepped-back skyscrapers helped define the New York City skyline. Hardcover, 123 pages with 105 black-and-white images, no dust jacket as issued. Published in 1931 by Whittlesey House/McGraw-Hill as part of their Contemporary American Architects series. Includes a sampling of Kahn’s writings along with plans and photographs of his buildings, facade details, and interiors. Inscribed by Kahn on the half-title page to New York City industrialist Amos Steinhardt. Light chipping and moderate soiling to extremities. Bumping to bottom corner of front boards, affecting textblock slightly.