The Book Of Tea
by Okakura, Kakuzo
Zen and the art of tea-the classic book about the Japanese tea ceremony that is as much a guide to life. Ritualized, romantic, and historically rich, the tea ceremony is the creation of something beautiful out of the everyday. Originally written in English more than a hundred years ago to be read aloud at Isabella Stewart Gardner's famous salon, The Book of Tea presents the meeting of East and West in a teacup. It explores Asian culture through the history and aestheticism-or "teaism"-of the tea ceremony and also suggests a deep connection between beauty and war, and between flowers and social mores. In its formality, attention to detail, and celebration of beauty and harmony, the tea ceremony encapsulates the Japanese view of life-in fact, the art of life.
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The Book of Tea.
by OKAKURA, Kakuzo.
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- 1912
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New York: Duffield & Company,, 1912. Tea is a work of art Second edition, first printing, of this famous extended essay on tea culture first published in 1906. As the blurb of the recent Penguin edition notes, "For a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Book of Tea.
by OKAKURA Kakuzo.
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- 1912
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NY:: Duffield & Company,. Very Good. 1912. Hardcover. A relatively early printing. Small octavo, bound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering, top edge gilt. Darkened along the spine and rear panel edges, brief gift inscription from 1955 on front free endpaper, else very good. No dust jacket. ; 160 pages . Item Price
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Book of Tea
by OKAKURA Kakuzo
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- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
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- 2011
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- Hardcover
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- 9780983610601
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Perryville:: Benjamin Press,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. Hardcover. 9780983610601 . Introduction by Bruce Richardson. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. First edition thus. SIGNED by Bruce Richardson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket with an "Autographed Copy" sticker on the front panel. ; 103 pages .… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BOOK OF TEA
by OKAKURA KAKUZO
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- First, Replica
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- 1976
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- Perfect, in Slipcase
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This is a near-perfect copy of The Book of Tea: A Japanese Harmony of Art, Culture and the Simple Life, written in 1906 by the Japanese scholar Okakura Kakuzo (1863-1913). It is the earliest English-language account of Zen Buddhism and its relation to the arts. Okakura's view was that "tea is more than an idealization of the form of drinking;… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Book of Tea: A Japanese Harmony of Art, Culture & the Simple Life.
by OKAKURA Kakuzo.
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- 1919
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Edinburgh & London:: T. N. Foulis,. Very Good. 1919. Hardcover. Two color and eight black and white plates. First British edition. Moderate soiling to cloth covered boards, foxing to endpapers, upper portion of front free endpaper torn out, else very good in tan cloth with black lettering and design. No dust jacket. ; 140… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Book of Tea
by Okakura, Kakuzo
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- 1955
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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Tokyo: Kenkyusha, 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Reprint. Introduction and notes by Hiroshi Muraoka. Introduction and notes in Japanese, text in English. Neat gift inscription on front fly else near fine in a spine-toned, very good dust jacket with a tiny chip at the crown and tiny stain at the spine base. With an American distributor label on… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BOOK OF TEA
by Okakura, Kakuzo
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- First Edition Thus; First Printing
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- 2021
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- Hardcover
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- 9784756254351
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emeryville, California, USA
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PIE International. New. 2021. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. 4756254357 . New unused first edition thus. 253 pages, unmarked; DD0621 A9A; 6.5 X 5.4 X 1.1 inches; 253 pages . Item Price
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The Book of Tea
by Kakuzo, Okakura
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- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
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- Later Printing. 1
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- 1987
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- Hard Cover
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- 9780804800693
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Palatine, Illinois, USA
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Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1987. Later Printing. 1. Hard Cover. 0804800693 . Former owner's gift inscription on fep, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. NEAR FINE IN VG+ SLIPCASE. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. xvii, 133 pp . Item Price
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The Book of Tea: The Book of Oz (Penguin Little Black Classics)
by Okakura, Kakuzo
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- 9780241251355
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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The Book of Tea (Penguin Little Black Classics)
by Okakura, Kakuzo
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- Used; Good
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- 01
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 9780241251355
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Penguin Classics. 01. Mass Market Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there’s something for every literary palate. All… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Book of Tea.
by OKAKURA Kakuzo.
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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- 9780804800693
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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£8.08
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Rutland:: Tuttle,. Very Good. 1971. Hardcover. 0804800693 . With foreword and biographical sketch by Elise Grilli. Twentieth printing thus. Fading along the spine, else very good in a very good (age toning along the spine, both corners of front flap are clipped) wrap-around band and slipcase. . Item Price
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The Book of Tea (Penguin Little Black Classics)
by Okakura, Kakuzo
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- Used; Good
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- 01
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- 03/03/2016
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 9780241251355
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London, Greater London, GBR
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Penguin Classics, 03/03/2016. 01. Mass Market Paperback. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Item Price
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The Book of Tea : the Illustrated Classic Edition
by Kakuzo, Okakura
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- As New in As New dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 2000
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- Hard Cover
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- 9780804832199
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Newstead. Victoria, Victoria, AUS
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Boston, Ma, U. S. A.: Tuttle Publishing. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0804832196 . New Book, 10 987654321." Richly illustrated with a new introduction by Liza Dalby brings alive the elegant aesthetic of the cultural spirit which gave rise to"teaism". "114p 9x9inches. ; 8vo . Item Price
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Book of Tea
by KAKUZO OKAKURA
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- Used - Good
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- June 1956
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- Hardcover
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- 9780804800693
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Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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N/A, June 1956. Hardcover. Good. Item Price
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The Book of Tea
by Kakuzo Okakura
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- Used - Good+
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- 2008
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- 9781604596434
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Columbia, Maryland, USA
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Slight bend to paper cover, but uncreased. Otherwise in clean and unused condition. Item Price
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The Book of Tea
by Okakura, Kakuzo
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- 2023
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- New Softcover
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- 9781645471325
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Melbourne, Victoria, AUS
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Boulder, CO USA: Shambhala Publications, 2023. New Softcover. Okakura, Kakuzo. The Book of Tea. Shambhala: Boulder, CO USA 2023. 8vo (215x140mm) SC xvi,95,[1]pp. (introduction by Sam Hamill) Item Price
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Tokyo [1939], Kenkyusha. Buff boards, very good, 117p., with an introduction and notes by Hiroshi Muraoka, small spot to upper right corner, else clean, solid, 12.5 x 18.5 cm. This classic Zen work covers the gentle martial art of tea ceremony. . An esthetical work uncovers the schools of tea, Taoism & "Zen-ism," ennobled drinking of tea, the tea room,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Book of Tea
by Okakura, Kakuzo
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- Paperback
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- 9780486200705
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The Book of Tea
by Okakura, Kakuzo
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The Book of Tea
by Kakuzo, Okakura
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- Used - Fine
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- No Dust Jacket
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
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- 9780804800693
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Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1995. Quarter silk cloth with decorative paper over boards hard cover. 43rd printing hardcover in a slipcase. Fine in near fine slipcase. 133pp, foreword and biographical sketch by Elise Grilli. A lovely copy.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6" - 8" Tall. Item Price
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