Presentation to NY Architect Ely Kahn, with a Letter
Modern Architectural Design.
London: The Architectural Press, [1952].
Price: $350.00
About the item
"New edition, largely revised, newly illustrated and entirely reset" (first published 1932). Illustrated with diagrams and from photos. 228 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation to NY Architect Ely Kahn, with a Letter. Gray boards, red-lettered spine. Very good copy in dust jacket with some soiling and slight wear.
Item #234697
Inscribed by the author, distinguished architect Sir Howard Robertson (1988 - 1963), President of the Royal Institute of Architects, to New York architect ELY JACQUES KAHN: "To Ely / In appreciation of your lecture to the RIBA on June 4, 1957"; and with an Autograph Letter laid in from Robertson (one page, June 5, 1957), thanking Kahn for his "splendid lecture" of the night before, and congratulating him on his "masterly" handling of the discussion."
Fine association copy.
