The Kimono Mind- an informal guide to Japan and the Japanese FIRST EDITION, 1965 HARDback 283 pages - no dust jacket Famous for his in-depth world study of "Architecture without Architects" Mr. Rudofsky explores and explains how the Japanese see us, and how we ( in 1960's society) view them. An exploration of the traditions and subtlties of culture, building, social etiquette, dining and living in Japan. Well illustrated with b&w art reproductions, and sketches , with text references Publisher: Doubleday & Company NYC Language: English Libary Congress Catalog Card: 65-10263 BOOK CONDITION: Hardback is lightly soiled due to age, cloth cover in yellow and black with gilt title on spine. Inside front page has a pasted in tissue note, typed in Japanese text to a Mr. D. L. Phillipi on April 6, 1966, and a stamped Japanese message next to it. ONE USED COPY- RARE, HARD TO FIND FIRST EDITION Other books by author: EMAIL ME TO LOCATE USED COPIES OF THESE GREAT NATURAL BUILDING BOOKS. Architecture Without Architects-A Short Introduction to Non-Pedigreed Architecture, B. Rudofsky, University of New Mexico Press; 1987 [IMAGE: Samauri courtesy web site:http://www.euronet.nl/users/artnv/Japart.index.html] Japanese Portrait painting-on silk- in the Meiji period (1867 - 1912) PHOTO is representational, not in the book. The Prodigious Builders- notes toward a natural history of architecture with special regard to those species that are traditionally neglected or downright ignored. B. Rudofsky Secker and Warburg; |