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Chado : The Japanese Way of Tea
by Sen, Soshitsu
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine (-)/Fine (-)
- ISBN 10
- 0834815184
- ISBN 13
- 9780834815186
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Weatherhill/Tankosha, 1990 Lavishly illustrated with 90 color plates and almost 500 black-and-white photos. It introduces the setting, utensils, and refreshments used for tea, and guides the reader through a tea gathering from the time the invitations are sent, to the serving and drinking of the tea, to the final bows of the host as the guest depart through the garden. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many; his stamp to the first free end page. Condition notes: [viii], 186 numbered pp +1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, green eps, frontis. Cover: bronze cloth, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear, crinkle across head. DJ: unclipped, glossy dark brown/green, color photo plus dark brown/red titles front, white/red titles spine; light edge/shelfwear, head mildly wrinkled.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039468
- Title
- Chado : The Japanese Way of Tea
- Author
- Sen, Soshitsu
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine (-)
- Jacket Condition
- Fine (-)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0834815184
- ISBN 13
- 9780834815186
- Publisher
- Weatherhill/Tankosha
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Japan, tea, Chado
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About the Seller
Independent Books
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Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.