Description: Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings Author: Morse, Edward S. Title: Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings Publication: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895 Edition: First American edition Description: hardcover. Quarto. xxxiii, 372pp. Original illustrated blue cloth with gilt and red lettering on cover and spine. Gilt top-edge., protected by modern mylar. Dark blue endpapers. Title page with red publisher's device.The author spent four years living and researching the subject matter in Japan and was decorated with the Order of the Sacred Treasure and the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government for his efforts. Recommended by many when it comes to traditional architecture and landscape design in Japan. Covers design as well as the construction of various types of houses, interiors, entrances, and gardens, with a chapter on the ancient house in Japan. Profusely illustrated with over 300 detailed illustrations by the author throughout. Glossary of Japanese terms and index at rear. Binding with light wear along edges and minor rubbing. Spine with some fraying at head and tail. Bookplate of W. A. Wadsworth on interior front cover, and gutter reinforced. Block uncut at bottom and foredge. Block lightly age-toned. Binding protected in modern mylar. Good+ condition. Seller ID: 49618 Subject: Architecture We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Priority Mail. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 175 USD
Location: Santa Monica, California
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Author: Morse, Edward S
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Year Printed: 1895
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
