[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.