Text: German, English
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Seller: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Open copy in very good condition, German and English text, light wear on dust jacket which is wrapped in complimentary Brodart protector, tight binding with clean pages/interiors. Seller Inventory # 314260
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Large hardcover with dust jacket approx. 12 x 12.5 inches clean tight unmarked with light handling wear to all edges still VG+ or better; heavy book will require extra postage for international shipment. Seller Inventory # 026149
Seller: Keith Wilson Books, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. 1988 ENGLISH EDITION OF THIS MASTERWORK OF TEA HOUSE DESIGN CONSTRUCTION AND USE. Very good condition except for sunning on DJ spine and partial front and back. 12'x12" format. This book is distinguished by its accomplishment of several major objectives. It is an exquisite collection of photographs and drawings of classic examples of Japanese architecture. It is, in its text, a penetrating, brilliant study of the elements - historical, spiritual, social - which provided the inspiration of these structures, and which underline their significance in today's world. Serious perusal of both text and graphic material will quicken the reader's awareness that this book accomplishes a third objective: The reader will grasp our own architecture in a perspective of discipline, tradition and reverence which, once common in the Western World, would appear to have been long forgotten. In selecting the pictorial material for his book Werner Blaser has attempted to point out "the exciting possibility of creating the utensils and objects we use in everyday life in such a way that they have a spiritual being of their own and can thus warm and console our hearts, and bring us light and an inner joy." Text in English and German. 180 pages of photos and scaled architectural drawings. Seller Inventory # 000231