The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn
Wurman, Richard Saul; Eugene Feldman, editors
Published by Falcon Press, Philadelphia, 1962
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Oversized cloth, library binding. Ex-university library with a few library markings; some pencil underlining in text. #595 of 1800 copies. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall. Seller Inventory # 55225
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Title: The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn
Publisher: Falcon Press, Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1962
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good-
Edition: First Edition.
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The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn
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Published by The Falcon Press, Philadelphia, 1962
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Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition. A lovely association copy, signed by Louis I. Kahn on the title page and inscribed "To Jean France whose truth of spirit prevails in every art of her being. I owe my own devotion to the work of interpreting the spirit Unitarian." France was a specialist on the architectural history of Rochester, New York and nearby communities, and a well-known authority on the Arts and Crafts Movement in America, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis I. Kahn. She served on the Unitarian Church's three-person committee that selected Louis Kahn as the architect of their new church in Rochester. The building was described in 1982 as one of "the most significant works of religious architecture of this century" by Paul Goldberger, a Pulitzer-Prize-winning architectural critic. France and her committee contacted six architects before selecting Kahn. Frank Lloyd Wright expressed little interest and his fees were high. (Wright died shortly afterward at the age of 91.) Eero Saarinen was considered but was unable to take the job because of his time constraints. The committee also met with Paul Rudolph, Walter Gropius, and Carl Koch.They spent a day with Louis Kahn in May 1959? and were impressed by his philosophical approach, the atmosphere in his office, the assurance that he would personally be in charge of the design, his respect for the integrity of materials, and the perception that his architecture, while modern, had an emotional depth and a connection to the past. Folio. Bound in publisher's tan linen cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated throughout with plans, sketches and four folding plates. Very Good+ with rubbing to gilt at spine, slight soiling and toning to boards. The scarce first edition of master modern architect, Louis Kahn, signed, with a wonderful association. Seller Inventory # 140947854