The Death and Life of Great American Cities
New York: The Modern Library, 1993.
Reprint. A fantastic association copy, signed by Jane Jacobs on the title page; beneath this, also signed by architectural historian Vincent Scully, whose research centered around architecture as a contextual and humanizing force. Scully's inscription is dated for the night Jacobs received the second-ever Vincent Scully Prize for her contributions to architecture and urban design. Beneath his signature, Scully promises "(I read it)". Bound in publisher's grey cloth with upper board decorated in blind and spine stamped in gilt. Fine, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, lightly worn. A lovely copy of the author's magnum opus.
Price: $1,500