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This remains one of the most important scholarly and illustrative examinations of Kahn's life work and his philosophy of architecture. Photographs and descriptive analysis are followed by a biographical chronology of the architect's life and a complete list of his buildings and projects from 1925 to 1974. The primary texts critically address different dimensions and periods of Kahn's production.

A crisp, clean Near Fine trade paperback copy with foxing to top edges, crease on fore edge of spine. In a Fine mylar-protected dust jacket. Book designed by Massimo Vignelli. 448 pp., profusely illustrated, chronology, selected bibliography and index. This remains one of the most important scholarly and illustrative examinations of Kahn's life work and his philosophy of architecture. Photographs and descriptive analysis are followed by a biographical chronology of the architect's life and a complete list of his buildings and projects from 1925 to 1974. The primary texts critically address different dimensions and periods of Kahn's production.

First US edition, trade paperback, has a skew to the binding, light bumps to the spine ends and corners, mild edge wear to the covers, and a thin diagonal crease across the head of the back. This is a solid, tight, Very Good copy in a Near Very Good dust jacket, which has bumps with light creasing to the spine ends and corners, rubbing with small spots and smudges to the covers, edge wear with a few short tears, and sunning with some wrinkling to the spine.

First edition and first printing. Softcover. 448 pages. Monograph on one of the more important American architects of the 20th century. Published in conjunction a traveling exhibition that had stops in Philadelphia, Paris, New York City, and several other locations. Introduction by Vincent Scully. Features text by David B. Brownlee and David G. De Long that looks at a wide range of Kahn's projects and buildings. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations, chronology, selected bibliography, annotated bibliography, index and illustration credits. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers and in a near fine dust jacket with a couple of small tears to the top of the spine and some other very minor wear.

4to, 448 pp. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket

Exhibition catalog. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. First paperback printing. Short closed tear to fore edge of title page, else near fine in oversize printed wraps.