Japanese Temples: Sculpture, Paintings, Gardens, and Architecture
by Kidder, J. Edward, Jr
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG (sunning to spine w/ light sunning to upper edge. coffee-like staining to upper edge of approx pg 400 to close; staining is p
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha (and Harry N. Abrams, N.V., Amsterdam), 1964. Hardcover. VG (sunning to spine w/ light sunning to upper edge. coffee-like staining to upper edge of approx pg 400 to close; staining is perceptible on white text pgs, blends into bw illustrated pgs.). bronze cloth boards w/ gilt lettering. 554 pp. with 311 bw illustrations. heavy plastic protective cover. Photo is of a previous copy from our collection, sunning to this copy is not as intense; spine is sunned a light olive-like hue with gilt remaining bright. .A sharp, nice copy of this beautiful edition. Introduction and 8 essays. Each temple is pictured with many plates and includes a commentary, a plan, annotations of the plates, and a glossary. A beautiful, thorough book for anyone interested in Japanese temples. Weighs 9 pounds.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 180326
- Title
- Japanese Temples: Sculpture, Paintings, Gardens, and Architecture
- Author
- Kidder, J. Edward, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG (sunning to spine w/ light sunning to upper edge. coffee-like staining to upper edge of approx pg 400 to close; staining is p
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha (and Harry N. Abrams, N.V., Amsterdam)
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Asian Art; Japanese Temples ; Japanese Temples ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- VG
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- Sunned
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