Ely Jacques Kahn, Architect Tapa dura - 2006 - 1st Edición

W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Norton, 2006. First. hardcover. very good/very good. Kahn, Ely Jacques. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs. 276 pages. Short square 4to, blue boards, d.w. New York: Norton, (2006). First edition. Small ownership label on front endpaper and small stain at foot of rear boards and dust wrapper, still a very good copy.<br/> <br/>

New York: W. W. Norton, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Fine. 276 p. 26 cm. Mainly b&w illustrations with some in colour. Blue hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket. Slight denting to lower edges.

NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in NF dust jacket. Oversize hardcover, minor shelf wear, clean, tightly bound; internally fine, unmarked. Dust jacket with minor wear, spine not sunned, not price-clipped. 276 pages, illustrated. A very nice copy. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome. Summary:"Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972), preeminent twentieth-century architect of commercial buildings, was one of the most prolific architects in New York City. While his career spanned nearly half a century, his most widely known work is associated with the 1920s building boom in New York City in which the setback skyscraper emerged as a potent symbol of modern America. Ely Jacques Kahn, Architect is the first major critical study of his work and surveys his immense output. Kahn's buildings help define the rugged skyline of New York, one of the most recognized symbols of American… Leer más

New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 276 pages; Clean and tight in original blue binding in bright fresh dustjacket. Notes. Selected bibliography. Index. Prolific illustrations. Contents: Introduction; The Shaping of an American Architect; Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1907-11; Homecoming: Buchman & Kahn, The Early Years, 1917-1921; Building Boom: Garment District Developers and Design, 1921-25; Toward an American Modernism, 1925-28; Skyward: The Major Works, 1928-31; The 1930s: New Challenges and Opportunities; Kahn and Jacobs, 1940-1950; and From Midtown to Wall Street, 1950-1965. Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972), preeminent 20th century architect of commercial buildings, was one of the most prolific architects in New York City. While his career spanned nearly half a century, his most widely known work is associated with the 1920s buiding boom in New York City, where three dozen of his buildings still exist. Kahn was in the last wave of… Leer más

New York: W. W. Norton , 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 276 p. 26 cm. Mainly b&w illustrations with some colour at front. Blue hardcover in pictorial dustjacket.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The format is approximately 9 inches by 10.25 inches. 276, [4] pages. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Illustrations (30 color, 200 black-and-white). Coda. Selected Buildings and Projects. Notes. Selected bibliography. Index. Contents include Introduction; The Shaping of an American Architect; Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1907-11; Homecoming:" Buchman & Kahn, The Early Years, 1917-1921; Building Boom: Garment District Developers and Design, 1921-25; Toward an American Modernism, 1925-28; Skyward: The Major Works, 1928-31;; The 1930s: New Challenges and Opportunities'; Kahn and Jacobs, 1940-1950; and From Midtown to Wall Street, 1950-1965. One of the fabled "three Napoleons" of New York (with Raymond Hood and Ralph Walker) yet almost unknown today, Ely Jacques Kahn had a nearly half-century career and some three dozen of his buildings still grace the New York cityscape. Trained at… Leer más

W. W. Norton & Company, 2006-07-17. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

W. W. Norton. As New. 2006. Hardcover. 0393731146 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- 336 pages -- with a bonus offer-- .