Japanese Inn: A Reconstruction of the Past

Oliver Statler

ISBN 10: 039443112X / ISBN 13: 9780394431123

Published by Random House, 1961

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DJ chipped and shelfworn; 9.20 X 6.20 X 1.30 inches; 365 pages.

Seller Inventory # 288481

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Japanese Inn: A Reconstruction of the Past
• Publisher: Random House
• Publication Date: 1961
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039443112X
• ISBN 13: 9780394431123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • E

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Synopsis

First Edition assumed with none stated. Random House, NY 1961. A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PAST. ILLUSTRATED WITH 50 STRIKING JAPANESE PRINTS. A popular social and cultural history of Japanese life, which is told through the story of the Minaguchi-ya. The venerable inn on the Tokaido Road is visited over a 400-year period by a myriad of travelers and guests, which ranged from samurai warriors to Buddhist pilgrims.

Review

Statler unrolls the guesthouse's long and eventful history in the manner of a Japanese scroll slowly unwinding before our eyes. (Christian Science Monitor)