Katsura Tradition and Creation in Japanese Architecture (15 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Fine. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in dustjacket, A photographic presentation of one of Japan's great buildings, Katsura Palace. A Very Good near Fine book in a Very Good dustjacket. Book has slight tanning of page edges , Very light rubbing to corners of jacket which is very slightly sunned to rear. Pictures available.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Yasuhiro Ishimoto (illustrator). A handsome copy of the February 1967 stated 6th printing. Clean and Near Fine in its wonderfully-designed navy-blue cloth. Square quarto, lovely, crisp black-and-white photographs throughout. Lacking its original dustjacket. Text by Walter Gropius ("Architecture in Japan") and Kenzo Tange ("Tradition and Creation in Japanese Architecture"), photographs by Yasuhiro Ishimoto and book design by the formidable Herbert Bayer.

Square 4to HB. pp; 195. Illustrated throughout. Architect's office library stamps to ffep, with traces of card pocket to front pastedown. Lacking jacket, otherwise Near-Fine in copper cloth, lettered gilt to upper board, with white spine, also lettered gilt, over.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A beautiful Fine copy in brown and white cloth stamped in gilt, in a Fine glossy pictorial dustwrapper, not price-clipped, with one short closed tear top front spine fold. 196pp. with many exquisite black and white photographic illustrations. Q05725.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. First Edition, Fifth Printing. hard cover, dark blue linen with white lettering, a white cirle on cover board and an embossed flower to bottom board. lacks dust jacket. top edge has old dust spots. very slight wear to small spot on board's bottom edge. two small abraded places on pastedowns, from possible securing of dj. very faint aura of toning to some page margins. no exterior or text markings. binding is sound with slight play to hinges.; front free endpaper has the calligraphic signature of a primary member of the ant farm, dated 1965.; vi-36pp. followed by unpaginated illustrations. essays by gropius and tange. book designed by herbert bayer. photography by ishimoto.; fifth printing dated, april 1963. Size: Square 4to.

hard cover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. 1962 4th Printing. Blue covers with title in white, white circle imprint. Clean and unmarked interior. Front hinge creaking and loosening at top although not cracked, some movement at hinge. Corners are rubbed and beginning to fray.

A photographic essay on the Katsura Palace, with essays by Gropius on the significance of Japanese architecture in the twentieth century, and by Tange on the Palace's history and architectural features. Fourth printing. Square 4to; pp. vi, 36; illustrated from photographs by Yasuhiro Ishimoto. Designed by Herbert Bayer. Gift inscription; else a very good copy in original white-stamped blue cloth, in a worn dust jacket. Lacking the slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Yale University Press, 1961. Second printing of the 1960 first editon. vi, 36pp., plus unpaginated text-photos [136pp.]. Square 4to. "Architecture in Japan" by Walter Gropius; "Tradition and Creation in Japanese Architecture" by Kenzo Tange; photographs by Yasuhiro Ishimoto, and design by Herbert Bayer. Blue buckram with white-stamped designs and titles on front board and spine, in near-fine condition. Hinges strong, textblock square, text clean. Jacket with some wear to extremities, a bit of loss at head of spine, and two small closed tears, else intact and still bright.

Clothbound Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. NEW BOOK and DJ, with new Mylar protection. // Clothbound hardcover, 195 pages and elegantly illustrated with photography by Yasuhiro Ishimoto. // Miniscule 'freckling' top page-edges. // An elegant book, which you want. Now. Size: Quarto.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Sumptuously produced treatment of the aesthetic and spiritual qualities of traditional Japanese architecture that resonated with and influenced Western modernism-- think the simplicity and abstract beauty of tatami geometry combined with a holistic philosophy of indoor/outdoor living. The book itself is a cynosure of academic and graphic quality, with text by Walter Gropius and Kenzo Tange, photographs by Yasuhiro Ishimoto, and book design by Herbert Bayer. Truly a delight for the mind and senses, and a touchstone for anyone interested in the character of the east-west dialogue as it pertains to modernist design and architecture. Lacking the dust jacket, but that only emphasizes the apropos minimalism of the Bayer-designed boards. First English edition (stated), published in 1960 by Yale University Press. Toning to spine and minor chipping to lower spine edge, otherwise quite clean and presentable.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Photographs By Yasuhiro Ishimoto; Design By Herbert Bayer (illustrator). 1st Edition. 36 Pp Text, Followed By Hundreds Of Photographs. First Printing, 1960. Book Near Fine, No Fraying, No Marks Or Stains, Spine And Cover Lettering As New. In The Scarce Dj With Wear And Short Tears And Small Chips, No Loss Of Lettering Or Design, Not Price Clipped. This First Edition Is Scarce In The Dj; Also Reissued With New Design In 1972 And 2010.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. 1st English Edition. Hardback in Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Ink ownership signature; wear along dust jacket edges. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1960. Quarto. Hardcover with a dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Blue cloth boards with white lettering and design. Hardly noticeable fading to the top edges of the boards. Price clipped jacket has chipping to the crown of the spine, and plenty of creases to go along with a few big closed tears. Book is in very good condition, jacket is fair to good. Scarce.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Large format Vinyl cover. Main body heaven, small aged jimi. Others are good over time. Japanese and English. First edition. The list price is 3200 yen. (Zoukeisha version).