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  • I personally parse the sentence as “Although (Mr. Street has (inspired and created) this book), he need not read it.” As opposed to your #2. Commented Jul 17 at 15:25
  • “Although Mr Street has inspired and created this book” is an example of a subordinate clause, not a coordinated one. “He need not read it” is the main clause, together they make up a sentence. Having two different clauses (a subordinate one and the main one), you need to analyze their internal structure separatedely: a clause is made up by one or more predicates (verbs), therefore, the first clause (the subordinate one) should be seen as only one clause but having two predicates — has inspired & created. Commented Nov 14 at 12:09