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Rare and modern books

Statler Oliver

Japanese Inn: A Reconstruction of the Past

New York: Random House, 1961,

30.00 €

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Author
Statler Oliver
Publishers
New York: Random House, 1961
Keyword
Giappone Japan Japon
Cover description
Buono (good)
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

First edition. Popular social history of Japan, told through the story of the Minaguchi-ya, an venerable inn on the Tokaido Road that is visited over a 400-year period by a myriad of travelers and guests, ranging from samurai warriors to Buddhist pilgrims. Jacket lightly rubbed, with a bit of mild sunning along the spine and some minor edgewear to the extremities; has Hiroshige woodblock print in full color, showing traditional inn; original Yellow and grey boards, red letters on spine. cloth and contents as new. Maps on endpapers.365 pp.,illustrated with fifty Japanese prints.