The author presents an in depth study of traditional Japanese architecture, including construction materials and methods, and the cultural philosophy, aesthetics, and uses that govern the architecture. "An amazingly thorough analysis and interpretation of the Japanese house and a sincere attempt to arrive thereby at certain universal architectural truths."
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Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Condition: Acceptable. Seller Inventory # FORT794688
Quantity: 2 available
Seller: Friends of the Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Clean pages, sound binding. Dust jacket intact with mild wear. Brown cloth boards show slight bumping along edges. NOT ex-library. Seller Inventory # 72126.11
Seller: Solr Books, Lincolnwood, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: acceptable. This book is in Acceptable condition. All pages are intact, but may have lots of notes, water damage or other issues and be ex library. Seller Inventory # BCV.0804803048.A
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. A good hardcover in a good dust jacket with mylar sleeve. Light edgewear to boards. Some foxing to top of text block. Previous owner's gift inscription on dedication page. No markings in text. Some edgewear to dust jacket. Light scuffs to mylar. Seller Inventory # mon0000722347
Seller: FITZ BOOKS AND WAFFLES, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a clean, unmarked copy with a lightly worn dust jacket. Seller Inventory # ABE-1785524751146
Seller: Arches Bookhouse, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. Later printing. [6], 7-495. 4to, sewn binding in gray cloth stamped in white and black. Some very light fading to the cloth edges, otherwise a very clean, sharp copy with sound, square binding; DJ just a bit worn at spine ends, price clipped, clean and bright otherwise and now wrapped in mylar. Seller Inventory # 511321
Seller: BEACON BOOKS, Creston, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Rutland Vermont and Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1977. 495 pages. Black and beige lettering on the spine, a black and white architectural blueprint on the front cover. No dust jacket or slip case. A near fine copy of this Japanese House architecture and history study, illustrated throughout with architectural drawings and b/w photographs. This is a very heavy book and may require additional shipping charges. Seventh Printing. Brown Cloth Near Fine/Very Good+. 9 x 11.75 inches approximatelly. Japanese Architecture. Seller Inventory # 501944
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, San diego, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. CLEAN Fine 1975 hardcover 6th printing with fine dust jacket in near fine slip case. Seller Inventory # 046244
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Black and white photographs and line drawings throughout. Eighth printing. Very good in a very good (light foxing on verso), price clipped dust jacket. Housed in a very good cardboard slipcase. ; 495 pages. Seller Inventory # 100277
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Looks unread with just a touch of shelf wear large format hardcover in jacket in the original cardboard slipcase. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Seller Inventory # 109528