Houses And People Of Japan.
Taut, Bruno.
Place Published: Tokyo
Publisher: Sanseido Co., Ltd.
Date Published: 1958
Description: 326 p. A corrected and improved version of Taut's classic work of 1937. The second edition was entirely re-set as the plates of the first were destroyed in the fires caused by the bombing of Tokyo in 1945. Profusely illustrated with the author's line drawings and photographs, as well as 8 of the author's watercolor sketches tipped in and an original frontispiece woodcut by Tokuyuki Katsuhira. An insightful study of the factors which shaped the design of the traditional Japanese home. Small former owner's stamp to ffep.
Edition: Second editionBinding: Hard Cover
Condition: Very Good +. No DJ as Issued
Book Id: 1504
Price: $450.00

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