Japanese Temples by J. Edward Kidder, Jr - 1964: Sculpture, Paintings, Gardens.and Architecture

Bijutsu Shuppan-sha and Abrams, 1965. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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.

Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha / Harry Abrams, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dustjacket as issued. 14x10x2. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Some sunning along the spine. Text and images unmarked. In original publisher's acetate wrap. The slipcase shows some rubbed corners and scuffs. Folio. 554pp.

Tokyo and Amsterdam: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha and Harry N. Abrams Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. No date(1964), brown silk covered boards, bright gilt lettering on front and spine, 554 pages, introduction, bibliography. Photographs throughout the main body of text by Tatsuzo Sato, Shihachi Fujimoto, Yoshio Watanabe, Ken Domon, Yasukichi Irie, Yukio Futagawa. Stain on the upper rear corner though well protected otherwise by the original acetate cover, minor wear to a few page corners/edges. On the front endpaper in ink is "Donated to [Greater)? Lutheran Library In Memory of Helen Zander, March 1992. Slipcase is structurally sound, though well marred with dents, gouges and rubbing on the edges, spine and corners. Printed on the slipcase is International Book Society and Time Life Books- as described by another vendor leading to a small mystery....

Tokyo, Japan: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, 1964. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. FINE IN FINE PUBLISHER'S ACETATE DUST JACKET. NO SLIPCASE. A very pretty copy. A quite heavy book.

Amsterdam and Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha and Harry N. Abrams, 1964. First edition. Folio. 554 pp. Profusely illustrated, plates, maps. "The text endeavors to bind [the illustrations] into a religious and artistic history of Japan as revealed through its chief extant monuments [i.e., the temples]." Bookplate on front pastedown, else very good. Gilt-stamped brown cloth, publisher's acetate dust jacket and slipcase (worn along the edges). (#7673).

Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha; Amsterdam, Harry N. Abrams, 1964. Photography by Tatsuzo Sato, et al. 554p., b/w illus., original cloth, large thick quarto format.

Tokyo/Amsterdam: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha/Abrams, 1964. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, 554 pages, illustrated with hundreds of color and b&w plates of Japanese temples from the year 552. Photographs by Tatsuzo Sato, Shihachi Fujimoto, Yoshio Watanabe, Ken Domon, Yasukichi Irie, Yukio Futagawa. Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha. Bibliography. Large folio, brown silk cloth with gilt lettering. In a edgeworn green slipcase. Heavy volume, extra charges for priority shipping. Record # 401490

Tokyo/Amsterdam: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha/Harry N. Abrams, N.V., 1964. Immaculate and tight textblock and binding; a gift quality copy in clear, edge-worn, five-mil mylar dust jacket; enclosed in moderately edge and corner worn & torn slip case, mostly affecting just one corner; 554pp., including bibliography. Cloth. Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover.

Tokyo, Amersterdam: Bijutss Shuppan-Sha, Harry N. Abrams, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Stunning Publication, Beautiful Book, bound in Japan, excellent collection of photographs by a variety of photographers, outstanding images of Japanese Gardens, Sculpture, Painting and Architecture, 1964, 554 including glossary and bibliographies, full page black and white, color photographs, sections divided by thick blue green paper stock. Folio: 13.75 inches in height by 10.25 inches in width, Book is Fine, publishers brown/bronze cloth with bright gilt titles to front board and spine, No previous owner's bookplate or writing, ultra clean tight and square with sharp corners. Protected by original mylar cover, never read condition, Blue cloth Slipcase is Fine, very solid. A great Book at a Bargain Price. Professionally shipped via USPS media mail. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.